how to pronounce sponger

/ˈspʌn.dʒəɹ/

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sponger is pronounced in two syllables

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meanings of sponger

noun:

A parasitic hanger-on.
One who uses a sponge.
A device for sponging cloth by means of a perforated adjustable cylinder.
A person or vessel employed in gathering sponges from the sea.

sponger frequency in english - C2+ level of CEFR

the word sponger occurs in english on average 0.1 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for C2+ level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.

topics sponger can be related to

it is hard to perfectly classify words into specific topics since each word can have many context of its use, but our machine-learning models believe that sponger can be often used in the following areas:

1) life, nature, and living environment;