Definition for Parasite:

• [ Gr.] One who lives by eating at the table of a patron. Hence a flatterer or fawner.

Synonyms for Parasite:

• n.

  •
  • amphibian,
  • adult,
  • biped,
  • beast,
  • bacteria,
  • arthropod,
  • bear,
  • arachnid.
  •
  • dependent,
  • bum,
  • hanger-on,
  • lump.
  •
  • dependence.
  •bloodsucker (noun)
  • extortioner.
  •extortionist (noun)
  • bloodsucker.
  •follower (noun)
  • sidekick,
  • bootlicker,
  • vassal,
  • votary.
  •hanger-on (noun)
  • truckler.
  •opportunist (noun)
  • gold digger.
  •something that exists by taking from or depending on another (noun)
  • flunky,
  • groupie,
  • sucker,
  • taker,
  • barnacle,
  • stooge,
  • scrounger.

• Other synonyms:

  •
  • good-for-nothing,
  • laggard,
  • lazybones,
  • slob,
  • goldbrick,
  • slacker,
  • timeserver,
  • Cryptosporidium,
  • layabout,
  • slowpoke,
  • beggar,
  • worm.
  •
  • loafer,
  • passenger,
  • tick.
  •
  • mold,
  • growth.
  •
  • vegetable.
  •leech
  • leech.

Paraphrases for Parasite:

• Equivalence

  • Foreign word
    parasitic.

• Independent

  • Adjective
    extraneous, spurious.
  • Noun, singular or mass
    interference, infection, bug, clutter.

• Other Related

  • Adjective
    stray, pest, parasitic.
  • Proper noun, singular
    pest, parasitic.
  • Noun, singular or mass
    pest, vermin, deadbeat, parasitism, parasitic.
  • Verb, non-3rd person singular present
    parasitic.

Antonyms for Parasite:

• n.

  • animal
    host.
  • something that exists by taking from or depending on another
    blessing.
  • Other antonyms:
    benefactor, philanthropist, supporter.

Hypernym for Parasite:

• n.

  • animal
    endozoan, ectoparasite, entozoan, epizoon, parasitic plant, entozoon, ectozoan, entoparasite, ectozoon, endoparasite, epizoan.

Hyponym for Parasite:

• n.

  • animal
    organism, being.