ALL meanings of parasite
par·a·site
P p - noun parasite an organism that lives on or in an organism of another species, known as the host, from the body of which it obtains nutriment. 1
- noun parasite a person who receives support, advantage, or the like, from another or others without giving any useful or proper return, as one who lives on the hospitality of others. 1
- noun parasite (in ancient Greece) a person who received free meals in return for amusing or impudent conversation, flattering remarks, etc. 1
- noun parasite organism living on another 1
- noun parasite sb who lives off another 1
- countable noun parasite A parasite is a small animal or plant that lives on or inside a larger animal or plant, and gets its food from it. 0
- countable noun parasite If you disapprove of someone because you think that they get money or other things from other people but do not do anything in return, you can call them a parasite. 0
- noun parasite an animal or plant that lives in or on another (the host) from which it obtains nourishment. The host does not benefit from the association and is often harmed by it 0
- noun parasite a person who habitually lives at the expense of others; sponger 0
- noun parasite (formerly) a sycophant 0
- noun parasite a person, as in ancient Greece, who flattered and amused the host in return for free meals 0
- noun parasite a person who lives at the expense of another or others without making any useful contribution or return; hanger-on 0
- noun parasite a plant or animal that lives on or in an organism of another species from which it derives sustenance or protection without benefit to, and usually with harmful effects on, the host 0