siipeilijä — meaning in English
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English meaning
- freeloader noun A person who takes advantage of others' generosity without contributing or paying their fair share.
- sponge noun A simple sea creature with a soft, porous skeleton, or the absorbent material made from it (or a synthetic equivalent) used for washing.
Senses
siipeilijä is used for these senses in English:
- freeloader (colloquial) One who does not contribute or pay appropriately; one who gets a free ride, etc. without paying a fair share.
- sponge (slang) A person who takes advantage of the generosity of others (abstractly imagined to absorb or soak up the money or efforts of others like a sponge).
sponge — full definition
- noun A simple sea creature with a soft, porous skeleton, or the absorbent material made from it (or a synthetic equivalent) used for washing.
- noun A light, airy cake.
- noun A person who lives off other people's generosity without giving anything back.
- verb To live off, or take advantage of, someone else's money or kindness.