дармоед — meaning in English
darmoyed
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English meaning
- deadbeat noun A person who avoids responsibility, especially someone who fails to pay debts or support their family.
- parasite noun An organism that lives on or in another species and benefits at that host's expense.
- 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
дармоед 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.
- parasite (pejorative) A person who lives on other people's efforts or expense and gives little or nothing back. [from 16th c.]
- scrounger One who scrounges.
- 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).
deadbeat — full definition
- noun A person who avoids responsibility, especially someone who fails to pay debts or support their family.
- adj Failing to meet financial or family obligations.
parasite — full definition
- noun An organism that lives on or in another species and benefits at that host's expense.
- noun A person who lives off others' effort or generosity without giving anything back.