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parasiet — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • leech noun A blood-sucking worm that lives in water, sometimes used medicinally.
  • moocher noun (informal) Someone who often relies on other people's generosity instead of doing things for themselves.
  • parasite noun An organism that lives on or in another species and benefits at that host's expense.

Senses

parasiet is used for these senses in English:

  • leech (figuratively) A person who derives advantage from others in a parasitic fashion.
  • moocher (mostly, pejorative) A person having a tendency to take advantage of the help of others, especially if making little effort to help themselves.
  • parasite (biology) An organism that lives on or in another organism of a different species, deriving benefit from living on or in that other organism, while not contributing towards that other organism sufficiently to cover the cost to that other organism.
  • parasite (pejorative) A person who lives on other people's efforts or expense and gives little or nothing back. [from 16th c.]

leech — full definition

  1. noun A blood-sucking worm that lives in water, sometimes used medicinally.
  2. noun A person who takes advantage of others without giving anything back.
  3. verb To drain something, such as money or resources, without contributing in return.

moocher — full definition

  1. noun (informal) Someone who often relies on other people's generosity instead of doing things for themselves.
  2. noun Someone who wanders around aimlessly.
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