парази́т — meaning in English

English meaning

• 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.
• pest noun An insect or animal that damages crops, spreads disease, or is otherwise harmful.
• 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.
• vermin noun Small animals, especially rodents or insects, considered pests because they damage crops, spread disease, or cause a nuisance.

Senses

парази́т is used for these senses in English:

• 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.]
• pest An annoying person, a nuisance.
• 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).
• vermin Any of various common types of small insects or other animals which cause harm and annoyance. [from c. 1300]

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.

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.

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