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παράσιτο — meaning in English

parasito

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English meaning

  • freeloader noun A person who takes advantage of others' generosity without contributing or paying their fair share.
  • parasite noun An organism that lives on or in another species and benefits at that host's expense.

Senses

παράσιτο 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.

parasite — full definition

  1. noun An organism that lives on or in another species and benefits at that host's expense.
  2. noun A person who lives off others' effort or generosity without giving anything back.

Related Greek words