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Cadger vs Sponger - What's the difference?

cadger | sponger | Related terms |

Cadger is a related term of sponger.


As nouns the difference between cadger and sponger

is that cadger is (archaic) a hawker or peddler while sponger is one who uses a sponge.

cadger

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • (archaic) A hawker or peddler.
  • * 1928 , D. H. Lawrence, Lady Chatterley's Lover
    • He was not a regular gondolier, so he had none of the cadger and prostitute about him.
  • (sometimes, Geordie) A beggar.
  • * Charles Dickens
    • The gentleman cadger .

    See also

    * cadge * codger

    References

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    sponger

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • One who uses a sponge.
  • A parasitic hanger-on.
  • One employed in gathering sponges from the sea.

    • Synonyms

    * moocher