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1 Argentiexterebronides
Argentiextĕrĕbrŏnĭdes, ae, m., a word formed by Plautus in jest, as the name of one who is skilled in extorting money [argentum-exterebro], a sponger, Plaut. Pers. 4, 6, 21 (cf. id. Capt. 2, 2, 35). -
2 elecebra
ēlĕcĕbra (also exlec-), ae, f. [elicio], a female allurer, wheedler, sponger (a Plautin. word), Plaut. Men. 2, 3, 26; id. Bacch. 4, 9, 20; cf. Paul. ex Fest. p. 76, 5 Müll. -
3 parasitus
părăsītus, i, m., = parasitos, lit. one who eats with another; hence,I.In gen., a guest (pure Lat. conviva): parasiti Jovis, the gods, Varr. ap. Aug. Civ. Dei, 6, 7; App. M. 10, p. 246, 35.—Hence, parasitus Phoebi, a player, actor, Mart. 9, 29, 9.—II.In partic., in a bad sense, one who, by flattery and buffoonery, manages to live at another's expense, a sponger, toad-eater, parasite (syn. scurra):nos parasiti planius... Quasi mures semper edimus alienum cibum, etc.,
Plaut. Capt. 1, 1, 7; cf. id. Pers. 1, 3, 3; id. Stich. 2, 1, 42:parasitorum in comoediis assentatio,
Cic. Lael. 26, 98:edaces parasiti,
Hor. Ep. 2, 1, 173; Juv. 1, 139. —Comically, of a whip: ne ulmos parasitos faciat, that he will make his elm-twigs stick to me like parasites, i. e. give me a sound flogging, Plaut. Ep. 2, 3, 5.—The tutelar deity of parasites was Hercules, Plaut. Curc. 2, 3, 79.
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sponger — ► NOUN informal ▪ a person who lives at others expense … English terms dictionary
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sponger — UK [ˈspʌndʒə(r)] / US [ˈspʌndʒər] noun [countable] Word forms sponger : singular sponger plural spongers informal, showing disapproval someone who asks for money and other things from someone such as a friend or relative and makes no effort to… … English dictionary
sponger — n A parasite. You are such a sponger. Why don t you get a job? 1680s … Historical dictionary of American slang
sponger — [[t]spʌ̱nʤə(r)[/t]] spongers N COUNT (disapproval) If you describe someone as a sponger, you mean that they sponge off other people or organizations. [INFORMAL] Syn: scrounger … English dictionary
sponger — sponge, sponger *parasite, sycophant, favorite, toady, lickspittle, bootlicker, hanger on, leech … New Dictionary of Synonyms
sponger — noun see sponge II … New Collegiate Dictionary
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sponger — noun One who sponges … Wiktionary
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