follower vs sponge

sponge vs follower

follower and sponge both are nouns.

follower is not a verb while sponge is a verb.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
follower	Yes	No	No	No
sponge	Yes	No	Yes	No

As nouns, sponge is a hyponym of follower; that is, sponge is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than follower:

follower: a person who accepts the leadership of another
sponge: a follower who hangs around a host (without benefit to the host) in hope of gain or advantage

Other hyponyms of follower include camp follower, Cartesian, cultist, cultist, adherent, disciple, buff, devotee, fan, lover, adulator, flatterer, flunkey, flunky, stooge, yes-man, Freudian, Hegelian, inferior, Jacksonian, janissary, Jeffersonian, Jungian, Keynesian, Lamarckian, leech, parasite, sponger, Machiavellian, Mendelian, Mohammedan, Muhammadan, Muhammedan, myrmidon, Nestorian, Newtonian, regular, respecter, planet, satellite, sheep, Skinnerian, Stalinist, submitter, hanger-on, tagalong, feudatory, liege, liege subject, liegeman, vassal, Wagnerian.

follower (noun)	sponge (noun)
a person who accepts the leadership of another	primitive multicellular marine animal whose porous body is supported by a fibrous skeletal framework; usually occurs in sessile colonies
someone who travels behind or pursues another	a follower who hangs around a host (without benefit to the host) in hope of gain or advantage
	someone able to acquire new knowledge and skills rapidly and easily
	a porous mass of interlacing fibers that forms the internal skeleton of various marine animals and usable to absorb water or any porous rubber or cellulose product similarly used

follower (verb)	sponge (verb)
	wipe with a sponge, so as to clean or moisten
	erase with a sponge; as of words on a blackboard
	soak up with a sponge
	gather sponges, in the ocean
	ask for and get free; be a parasite

Difference between follower and sponge

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