sponger vs sponge

sponge vs sponger

sponger and sponge both are nouns.

sponger is not a verb while sponge is a verb.

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

As nouns, sponger and sponge are synonyms defined as:

sponger and sponge: a follower who hangs around a host (without benefit to the host) in hope of gain or advantage

Other synonyms of sponger include leech, parasite.

sponger (noun)	sponge (noun)
a follower who hangs around a host (without benefit to the host) in hope of gain or advantage	primitive multicellular marine animal whose porous body is supported by a fibrous skeletal framework; usually occurs in sessile colonies
a workman employed to collect sponges	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

sponger (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 sponger and sponge

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