PARASITE

8 letters 10 Scrabble points /ˈpæɹəˌsaɪt/

Definition of PARASITE

noun

  1. A person who lives on other people's efforts or expense and gives little or nothing back.

  2. A sycophant or hanger-on.

  3. An organism that lives on or in another organism of a different species, deriving benefit from living on or in that other organism, while not contributing towards that other organism sufficiently to cover the cost to that other organism.

    "Lice, fleas, ticks and mites are widely spread parasites."

Source: Wiktionary

Word Details

Letters P A R A S I T E
Length 8 letters
Scrabble Score 10 points

Anagrams of PARASITE

Words that use the same letters:

ASPIRATE SEPTARIA

Words Containing "PARASITE"

ECTOPARASITE ENDOPARASITE ENTOPARASITE EPIPARASITE HEMIPARASITE HYPERPARASITE HOLOPARASITE MICROPARASITE OECOPARASITE PARASITELIKE PARASITEMIA PARASITES PHYTOPARASITE SEMIPARASITE SUPERPARASITE XENOPARASITE ZOOPARASITE

Words Starting with "PARASITE"

PARASITELIKE PARASITEMIA PARASITES

Words Ending with "PARASITE"

ECTOPARASITE ENDOPARASITE ENTOPARASITE EPIPARASITE HEMIPARASITE HYPERPARASITE HOLOPARASITE MICROPARASITE OECOPARASITE PHYTOPARASITE SEMIPARASITE SUPERPARASITE XENOPARASITE ZOOPARASITE