fra: parasite

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Meaning
means	(noun) a follower who hangs around a host (without benefit to the host) in hope of gain or advantage sponger, sponge, parasite, leech
means	(noun) an animal or plant that lives in or on a host (another animal or plant); it obtains nourishment from the host without benefiting or killing the host parasite
means	(noun) someone who mooches or cadges (tries to get something free) mooch, scrounger, cadger, moocher
means	(noun) someone who persistently (and annoyingly) follows along tagalong, hanger-on
means	(adjective) of plants or persons; having the nature or habits of a parasite or leech; living off another; "a wealthy class parasitic upon the labor of the masses"; "parasitic vines that strangle the trees"; "bloodsucking blackmailer"; "his indolent leechlike existence" parasitic, parasitical, bloodsucking, leechlike
means	(adjective) relating to or caused by parasites; "parasitic infection" parasitic, parasitical