parasite
/ˈpæɹəˌsaɪt/noun3 syllables
Parasite means: a follower who hangs around a host (without benefit to the host) in hope of gain or advantage.
Synonyms for parasite3
noun, as in a follower who hangs around a host (without benefit to the host) in hope of gain or advantage
Opposites of parasite
What does parasite mean?2
noun
1
a follower who hangs around a host (without benefit to the host) in hope of gain or advantage
2
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
Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Parasite in a sentence
- Hookworm is a worm, a parasite of man, that sticks to the small intestine.LB
- It was very difficult to determine what type of parasite that was.Amastan
- Our genetic material is being constantly invaded by small egocentric molecular parasites.marcelostockle
- The rich make money magically and are therefore worthless parasites.Eccles17
- Benedito made sure the kids were free from parasites and treated them if necessary.Amastan
- Plants in the quassia family contain substances used in traditional medicine against parasites.rul
- Woe to the braggart parasite. The crushing stone is falling overhead.Eccles17
- The parasite started eating Stefan from the inside.Amastan
Sentences from Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR, credited to their authors.
Forms of parasite
as a noun
- plural
- parasites