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From: DICT.TW English-Chinese Dictionary 英漢字典

 sponger
 使用海綿擦拭的人,海綿採集者,食客

From: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

 Spon·ger n.
 1. One who sponges, or uses a sponge.
 2. One employed in gathering sponges.
 3. Fig.: A parasitical dependent; a hanger-on.
 

From: WordNet (r) 2.0

 sponger
      n 1: a workman employed to collect sponges
      2: a follower who hangs around a host (without benefit to the
         host) in hope of gain or advantage [syn: leech, parasite,
          sponge]