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sponger

noun
/ˈspʌnd͡ʒɚ/US

Etymology

From sponge + -er.

  1. derived from σπογγιά
  2. derived from spongia
  3. inherited from spunge
  4. inherited from sponge
  5. formed as sponger — “sponge + -er”

Definitions

  1. One who uses a sponge.

  2. A parasitic hanger-on.

  3. A person or vessel employed in gathering sponges from the sea.

  4. ›+ 1 more definition

    1. A device for sponging cloth by means of a perforated adjustable cylinder.

The neighborhood

Vish — recursive loop

A definitional loop anchored at sponger. Each word in the ring is defined by the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself. Scroll to it and watch.

01sponger02gathering03function04occasion05motive06incentive07harder08haarder09mullet10sucker

A definitional loop anchored at sponger. Each word in the ring appears in the definition of the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself.

10 hops · closes at sponger

curated · pre-corpus. live cycle detection across the full graph is the next major milestone.

sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA