24 entries under sponge topic. ×

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parasite(noun, person, follower, something, dependence)
13
bloodsucker(noun, person, dependence, parasite)
12
sycophant(noun, follower, parasite, scrounger)
11
freeloader(noun, person, slang, advantage, follower)
11
sponger(noun, follower, slug, parasite)
10
hanger-on(noun, person, benefit, follower, dependence)
5
barnacle(noun, parasite, scrounger)
4
deadbeat(noun, idler, loafer, parasite)
3
scrounger(noun, parasite, beggar, sponger)
2
bootlicker(noun, scrounger)
2
exploiter(noun, opportunist)
2
sucker
1
dependent(follower, sycophant, scrounger)
1
groupie(noun, follower, sycophant, scrounger)
1
taker
0
flunky(follower, sycophant, scrounger)
0
forty-niner(noun, opportunist)
0
gold miner(noun, expression, opportunist)
0
gold panner(noun, expression, opportunist)
0
idler(slug, loafer, scrounger)
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