different between sparger vs spanger

English

Etymology

From sparge +? -er or equivalent. Compare French asperger (“to sprinkle”), Latin aspergere, spargere.

Noun

sparger (plural spargers)

1. A vessel with a perforated cover for sprinkling a liquid.
2. (chemistry) A device for sparging, or introducing bubbles.
   • 2004, Yin Sun, Detection Technologies for Chemical Warfare Agents and Toxic Vapors (page 92)

     More importantly, the use of the delta tube prevents dangerous backsplashing of the agent that can occur when an impinging sparger is used improperly.

Anagrams

• grasper, regrasp

English

Etymology

spange +? -er (“person who does”), root blend of spare +? change, from stereotyped phrase “spare change?”, “spare any change?”

Pronunciation

Noun

spanger (plural spangers)

1. (US, slang, derogatory) beggar, one who uses the phrase “spare change?”
   • 2007, Pam Hogeweide, Spangers and Song on Hawthorne:

     I squatted down on the sidewalk to get eye level with the spanger (someone who asks passerbys for spare change).

Usage notes

While sometimes used neutrally, more often used pejoratively, with connotations of professional begging.

Related terms

• spange
• spanging

References

Anagrams

• Pranges, engrasp