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pasożyt — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • deadbeat noun A person who avoids responsibility, especially someone who fails to pay debts or support their family.
  • freeloader noun A person who takes advantage of others' generosity without contributing or paying their fair share.
  • leech noun A blood-sucking worm that lives in water, sometimes used medicinally.
  • parasite noun An organism that lives on or in another species and benefits at that host's expense.

Senses

pasożyt is used for these senses in English:

  • deadbeat (pejorative) A lazy or irresponsible person who is often unemployed, often depending upon wealthy or otherwise financially independent people for support.
  • free rider (economics) One who obtains benefit from a public good without paying for it directly.
  • freeloader (colloquial) One who does not contribute or pay appropriately; one who gets a free ride, etc. without paying a fair share.
  • leech (figuratively) A person who derives advantage from others in a parasitic fashion.
  • 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.]

deadbeat — full definition

  1. noun A person who avoids responsibility, especially someone who fails to pay debts or support their family.
  2. adj Failing to meet financial or family obligations.
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