Meaning
- 1.
parasite — An insect which sticks to other animals and sucks the nutrients from them.
- 2.
parasite; sponger — (disparaging) A person who does not make his/her own efforts and affects others unfavorably by depending on them.
parasite — An insect which sticks to other animals and sucks the nutrients from them.
parasite; sponger — (disparaging) A person who does not make his/her own efforts and affects others unfavorably by depending on them.