parasite

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA ^(key): /ˈpærəˌsaɪt/
• (US) IPA ^(key): /ˈpærəˌsaɪt/ or /ˈpɛrəˌsaɪt/

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• Hyphenation: par‧a‧site

Noun

Singular parasite

Plural parasites

1. (pejorative) A parasite person who lives on other people's expense and gives little or nothing back.
2. (biology) A parasite is an organism that lives on or in another organism of a different species and benefits from living on or in that other organism.

Related words

• parasitic