parasite
🇺🇸
/ˈpærəsaɪt/
🇬🇧
/ˈpærəsaɪt/
noun
R
A small living thing that lives on or in another living thing and takes food from it.
The tick is a parasite that feeds on animal blood.
R
A person who depends on others for support without giving anything in return.
He became a parasite who lived off his family's money without working.
translation
A small living thing that lives on or in another living thing and takes food from it.; A person who depends on others for support without giving anything in return.
Word Forms
Plural
parasites