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Parasite

nounid 105370·updated May 18, 2026
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a follower who hangs around a host (without benefit to the host) in hope of gain or advantage

polysemous

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Classifications

Entity Type

Unknownauthoritativeglossary_import_default_pending_classifier

Sensitivity

unclassified

Information Class

unclassified

Variants

synonym
leechspongesponger
plural
Parasites
possessive
Parasite's
pluralpossessive
Parasites'

Framework definitions

Wordset Dictionary2 sensesview framework →
§1
an animal or plant that lives in or on a host (another animal or plant)
§2
a follower who hangs around a host (without benefit to the host) in hope of gain or advantage
Legacy lexicon import1 senseview framework →
§1 · legacy_primary
a follower who hangs around a host (without benefit to the host) in hope of gain or advantage
DR-088 backfill from the noun definition column

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