"parasite" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈpæɹəˌsaɪt/ [Received-Pronunciation], /ˈpæɹəˌsaɪt/ [General-American], /ˈpɛɹəˌsaɪt/ [General-American] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-parasite.wav Forms: parasites [plural]
Rhymes: -aɪt Etymology: From Middle French parasite, from Latin parasitus, from Ancient Greek παράσιτος (parásitos, “person who eats at the table of another”), from noun use of adjective meaning "feeding beside", from παρά (pará, “beside”) + σῖτος (sîtos, “food”). Etymology templates: {{uder|en|frm|parasite}} Middle French parasite, {{uder|en|la|parasitus}} Latin parasitus, {{uder|en|grc|παράσιτος||person who eats at the table of another}} Ancient Greek παράσιτος (parásitos, “person who eats at the table of another”) Head templates: {{en-noun}} parasite (plural parasites)
  1. (biology) 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. Categories (topical): Biology, Parasitology
    Sense id: en-parasite-en-noun-dO4yPk0Y Disambiguation of Parasitology: 32 32 3 4 5 4 11 5 3 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms with collocations, English undefined derivations, Terms with Ancient Greek translations, Terms with Greek translations, Terms with Mandarin translations, Terms with Norwegian Nynorsk translations, Terms with Ottoman Turkish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 18 18 19 2 2 8 16 14 2 Disambiguation of English terms with collocations: 19 19 21 2 1 6 16 14 2 Disambiguation of English undefined derivations: 19 19 20 3 2 7 13 14 3 Disambiguation of Terms with Ancient Greek translations: 16 16 14 4 4 18 14 12 3 Disambiguation of Terms with Greek translations: 17 17 19 2 4 7 16 13 5 Disambiguation of Terms with Mandarin translations: 18 18 17 4 3 9 15 12 4 Disambiguation of Terms with Norwegian Nynorsk translations: 18 18 22 2 1 9 15 14 1 Disambiguation of Terms with Ottoman Turkish translations: 14 14 19 6 4 17 13 12 1 Topics: biology, natural-sciences
  2. (biology) 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.
    (informal, specifically) An internal parasite that is an animal or protist.
    Tags: informal, specifically Categories (topical): Biology, Parasitology
    Sense id: en-parasite-en-noun-ikdXXrtn Disambiguation of Parasitology: 32 32 3 4 5 4 11 5 3 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms with collocations, English undefined derivations, Terms with Ancient Greek translations, Terms with Greek translations, Terms with Mandarin translations, Terms with Norwegian Nynorsk translations, Terms with Ottoman Turkish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 18 18 19 2 2 8 16 14 2 Disambiguation of English terms with collocations: 19 19 21 2 1 6 16 14 2 Disambiguation of English undefined derivations: 19 19 20 3 2 7 13 14 3 Disambiguation of Terms with Ancient Greek translations: 16 16 14 4 4 18 14 12 3 Disambiguation of Terms with Greek translations: 17 17 19 2 4 7 16 13 5 Disambiguation of Terms with Mandarin translations: 18 18 17 4 3 9 15 12 4 Disambiguation of Terms with Norwegian Nynorsk translations: 18 18 22 2 1 9 15 14 1 Disambiguation of Terms with Ottoman Turkish translations: 14 14 19 6 4 17 13 12 1 Topics: biology, natural-sciences
  3. (derogatory) A person who lives on other people's efforts or expense and gives little or nothing back. Tags: derogatory Categories (topical): People Synonyms: scrounger Translations (useless person who always relies on other people's work and gives nothing back): parasiet (Afrikaans), παράσιτος (parásitos) [masculine] (Ancient Greek), طُفَيْلِيّ (ṭufayliyy) [masculine] (Arabic), պորտաբույծ (portabuyc) (Armenian), ձրիակեր (jriaker) (Armenian), parásitu [masculine] (Asturian), müftəxor (Azerbaijani), müftə yeyən (Azerbaijani), паразі́т (parazít) [masculine] (Belarusian), дармае́д (darmajéd) [masculine] (Belarusian), парази́т (parazít) [masculine] (Bulgarian), ကပ်ပါး (kappa:) (Burmese), paràsit [masculine] (Catalan), مشەخۆر (mşexor) (Central Kurdish), 寄生蟲 (Chinese Mandarin), 寄生虫 (jìshēngchóng) (Chinese Mandarin), 食客 (shíkè) (Chinese Mandarin), parazit [masculine] (Czech), příživník [masculine] (Czech), parasit [masculine] (Danish), parasiet [feminine, masculine] (Dutch), profiteur [masculine] (Dutch), parasiitti (Finnish), parasite [masculine] (French), profiteur [masculine] (French), parásito [masculine] (Galician), Parasit [masculine] (German), παράσιτο (parásito) [neuter] (Greek), פָּרָזִיט (parazít) [masculine] (Hebrew), élősködő (Hungarian), parazita (Hungarian), sníkjudýr [neuter] (Icelandic), afæta [feminine] (Icelandic), péist [feminine] (Irish), diúgaire [masculine] (Irish), súmaire [masculine] (Irish), sceartán [masculine] (Irish), siolpaire [masculine] (Irish), trumpa [masculine] (Irish), parassita [masculine] (Italian), parasītus [masculine] (Latin), parasīta [feminine] (Latin), паразит (parazit) [masculine] (Macedonian), bendalu (Malay), parakūkā (Maori), kaitahaumu (Maori), parasitt [masculine] (Norwegian), طفیلی (tufeyli) (Ottoman Turkish), اویونتی (uyuntu) (Ottoman Turkish), اویونتو (uyuntu) (Ottoman Turkish), pasożyt [masculine] (Polish), darmozjad [masculine] (Polish), parasita [feminine, masculine] (Portuguese), parazit [masculine] (Romanian), parazită [feminine] (Romanian), парази́т (parazít) [masculine] (Russian), нахле́бник (naxlébnik) [masculine] (Russian), тунея́дец (tunejádec) [masculine] (Russian), дармое́д (darmojéd) [masculine] (Russian), прижива́л (priživál) [masculine] (Russian), гото̀ва̄н [Cyrillic, masculine] (Serbo-Croatian), гото̀ва̄нка [Cyrillic, feminine] (Serbo-Croatian), на́метнӣк [Cyrillic, masculine] (Serbo-Croatian), пара̀зӣт [Cyrillic, masculine] (Serbo-Croatian), gotòvān [Roman, masculine] (Serbo-Croatian), gotòvānka [Roman, feminine] (Serbo-Croatian), námetnīk [Roman, masculine] (Serbo-Croatian), paràzīt [Roman, masculine] (Serbo-Croatian), parazit [masculine] (Slovak), príživník [masculine] (Slovak), parazit [masculine] (Slovene), parásito [masculine] (Spanish), parasit [common-gender] (Swedish), парази́т (parazýt) [masculine] (Ukrainian), дармої́д (darmojíd) [masculine] (Ukrainian)
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  4. (derogatory) A sycophant or hanger-on. Tags: derogatory Categories (topical): People
    Sense id: en-parasite-en-noun-HlGkyPvF Disambiguation of People: 0 0 26 27 9 31 6 0 0
  5. (literary, poetic) A climbing plant which is supported by a wall, trellis etc. Tags: literary, poetic
    Sense id: en-parasite-en-noun-6GgE9Tyw
  6. (historical) A retainer or companion of an ancient Celtic warrior, who praised him in song or poetry at gatherings; a bard. Tags: historical Categories (topical): People
    Sense id: en-parasite-en-noun--9xDA2bv Disambiguation of People: 0 0 26 27 9 31 6 0 0 Categories (other): Terms with Ancient Greek translations, Terms with Ottoman Turkish translations Disambiguation of Terms with Ancient Greek translations: 16 16 14 4 4 18 14 12 3 Disambiguation of Terms with Ottoman Turkish translations: 14 14 19 6 4 17 13 12 1
  7. (aviation) A component of a composite aircraft which is carried aloft and air-launched by a larger carrier aircraft or mother ship to support the primary mission of the carrier; a parasite aircraft. Categories (topical): Aviation, Parasitology
    Sense id: en-parasite-en-noun-g9-VKXaz Disambiguation of Parasitology: 32 32 3 4 5 4 11 5 3 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms with collocations, English undefined derivations, Terms with Ancient Greek translations, Terms with Greek translations, Terms with Mandarin translations, Terms with Norwegian Nynorsk translations, Terms with Ottoman Turkish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 18 18 19 2 2 8 16 14 2 Disambiguation of English terms with collocations: 19 19 21 2 1 6 16 14 2 Disambiguation of English undefined derivations: 19 19 20 3 2 7 13 14 3 Disambiguation of Terms with Ancient Greek translations: 16 16 14 4 4 18 14 12 3 Disambiguation of Terms with Greek translations: 17 17 19 2 4 7 16 13 5 Disambiguation of Terms with Mandarin translations: 18 18 17 4 3 9 15 12 4 Disambiguation of Terms with Norwegian Nynorsk translations: 18 18 22 2 1 9 15 14 1 Disambiguation of Terms with Ottoman Turkish translations: 14 14 19 6 4 17 13 12 1 Topics: aeronautics, aerospace, aviation, business, engineering, natural-sciences, physical-sciences
  8. (retail, used attributively) An isolated (FSDU) (freestanding display unit ) Tags: attributive
    Sense id: en-parasite-en-noun-o9aN3Qsq Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms with collocations, English undefined derivations, Terms with Ancient Greek translations, Terms with Greek translations, Terms with Mandarin translations, Terms with Norwegian Nynorsk translations, Terms with Ottoman Turkish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 18 18 19 2 2 8 16 14 2 Disambiguation of English terms with collocations: 19 19 21 2 1 6 16 14 2 Disambiguation of English undefined derivations: 19 19 20 3 2 7 13 14 3 Disambiguation of Terms with Ancient Greek translations: 16 16 14 4 4 18 14 12 3 Disambiguation of Terms with Greek translations: 17 17 19 2 4 7 16 13 5 Disambiguation of Terms with Mandarin translations: 18 18 17 4 3 9 15 12 4 Disambiguation of Terms with Norwegian Nynorsk translations: 18 18 22 2 1 9 15 14 1 Disambiguation of Terms with Ottoman Turkish translations: 14 14 19 6 4 17 13 12 1 Topics: business, commerce, retail
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: symbiont, obligate, facultative Translations ((biology) organism that exists by stealing resources from another organism): parasiet (Afrikaans), parazit [masculine] (Albanian), طُفِيل (ṭufīl) [masculine] (Arabic), մակաբույծ (makabuyc) (Armenian), parásitu [masculine] (Asturian), parazit (Azerbaijani), tüfeyli (Azerbaijani), tüfeyl (Azerbaijani), паразі́т (parazít) [masculine] (Belarusian), পরজীবী (porjibi) (Bengali), парази́т (parazít) [masculine] (Bulgarian), ကပ်ပါး (kappa:) (Burmese), paràsit [masculine] (Catalan), چڵکاوخۆر (çillkawxor) (Central Kurdish), 寄生物 (jìshēngwù) (Chinese Mandarin), 寄生蟲 (Chinese Mandarin), 寄生虫 (jìshēngchóng) (Chinese Mandarin), cizopasník [masculine] (Czech), parazit [masculine] (Czech), parasit [common-gender] (Danish), parasiet [feminine, masculine] (Dutch), parazito (Esperanto), parasiit (Estonian), loinen (Finnish), parasite [masculine] (French), parasit [masculine] (Friulian), parásito [masculine] (Galician), პარაზიტი (ṗaraziṭi) (Georgian), Schmarotzer [masculine] (German), Parasit [masculine] (German), παράσιτο (parásito) [neuter] (Greek), טַפִּיל (tapil) [masculine] (Hebrew), פָּרָזִיט (parazít) [masculine] (Hebrew), परजीवी (parjīvī) (Hindi), élősködő (Hungarian), parazita (Hungarian), sníkill [masculine] (Icelandic), sníkjudýr [neuter] (Icelandic), parazito (Ido), seadán [masculine] (Irish), parassita [masculine] (Italian), 寄生虫 (kiseichū) (alt: きせいちゅう) (Japanese), 寄生物 (kiseibutsu) (alt: きせいぶつ) (Japanese), паразит (parazit) (Kazakh), បរាសិត (paʼraasət) (Khmer), បញ្ញើក្អែក (baññaə kʼaek) (english: parasitic plant) (Khmer), 기생충 (gisaengchung) (alt: 寄生蟲) (Korean), 기생물 (gisaengmul) (alt: 寄生物) (Korean), 기생식물 (gisaengsingmul) (english: plant) (alt: 寄生植物) (Korean), паразит (parazit) (Kyrgyz), parasitus [masculine] (Latin), parazīts [masculine] (Latvian), parazitas [masculine] (Lithuanian), паразит (parazit) [masculine] (Macedonian), parasit (Malay), pirinoa (Maori), parasitt [masculine] (Norwegian Bokmål), parasitt [masculine] (Norwegian Nynorsk), طفیل (tufeyl) (Ottoman Turkish), طفیلی (tufeyli) (Ottoman Turkish), انگل (angal) (Persian), parassit [masculine] (Piedmontese), pasożyt [masculine] (Polish), parasita [feminine, masculine] (Portuguese), verme [masculine] (Portuguese), parazit [masculine] (Romanian), парази́т (parazít) [masculine] (Russian), на́метнӣк [Cyrillic, masculine] (Serbo-Croatian), пара̀зӣт [Cyrillic, masculine] (Serbo-Croatian), námetnīk [Roman, masculine] (Serbo-Croatian), paràzīt [Roman, masculine] (Serbo-Croatian), parazit [masculine] (Slovak), parazit [masculine] (Slovene), parásito [masculine] (Spanish), kimelea (Swahili), parasit [common-gender] (Swedish), sasandig (Tagalog), parasito (Tagalog), паразит (parazit) (Tajik), ангал (angal) (Tajik), పరాన్నజీవి (parānnajīvi) (Telugu), ปรสิต (bpà-rá-sìt) (Thai), parazit (Turkish), asalak (Turkish), parazit (Turkmen), парази́т (parazýt) [masculine] (Ukrainian), parazit (Uzbek), kí sinh trùng (alt: 寄生蟲) (Vietnamese), vật ký sinh (alt: 物寄生) (Vietnamese), parasit (Volapük), arfilyn [masculine] (Welsh), parasit [masculine] (Welsh)

Verb

IPA: /ˈpæɹəˌsaɪt/ [Received-Pronunciation], /ˈpæɹəˌsaɪt/ [General-American], /ˈpɛɹəˌsaɪt/ [General-American] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-parasite.wav Forms: parasites [present, singular, third-person], parasiting [participle, present], parasited [participle, past], parasited [past]
Rhymes: -aɪt Etymology: From Middle French parasite, from Latin parasitus, from Ancient Greek παράσιτος (parásitos, “person who eats at the table of another”), from noun use of adjective meaning "feeding beside", from παρά (pará, “beside”) + σῖτος (sîtos, “food”). Etymology templates: {{uder|en|frm|parasite}} Middle French parasite, {{uder|en|la|parasitus}} Latin parasitus, {{uder|en|grc|παράσιτος||person who eats at the table of another}} Ancient Greek παράσιτος (parásitos, “person who eats at the table of another”) Head templates: {{en-verb}} parasite (third-person singular simple present parasites, present participle parasiting, simple past and past participle parasited)
  1. (rare) To parasitize. Tags: rare
    Sense id: en-parasite-en-verb-d3MJXmVE

Inflected forms

{
  "antonyms": [
    {
      "english": "doing no noticeable harm",
      "word": "commensal"
    },
    {
      "word": "mutualist"
    },
    {
      "english": "beneficial",
      "word": "sometimes symbiote"
    }
  ],
  "derived": [
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "alloparasite"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "antiparasite"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "brood parasite"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "coproparasite"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "ectoparasite"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "endoparasite"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "enteroparasite"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "entomoparasite"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "epiparasite"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "exoparasite"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "haemoparasite"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "hemiparasite"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "hemoparasite"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "holoparasite"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "hyperparasite"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "kleptoparasite"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "macroparasite"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "mesoparasite"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "microparasite"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "multiparasite"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "mycoparasite"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "neuroparasite"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "nonparasite"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "nosoparasite"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "parasital"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "parasitary"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "parasitation"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "parasite aircraft"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "parasitelike"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "parasitemia"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "parasitic"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "parasitical"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "parasiticide"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "parasitisation"
    },
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        {
          "ref": "2021 December 1, monamu98, “Thai and Korean netizens oppose debut of H1-Key's Sitala over father's alleged support of dictatorship”, in sportskeeda.com, sportskeeda, retrieved 2021-12-03:",
          "text": "A royalist who publicly called for a military intervention to protect the parasite monarchy.",
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          "ref": "1902, Hilaire Belloc, The Path to Rome:",
          "text": "Of all the corrupting effects of wealth there is none worse than this, that it makes the wealthy (and their parasites) think in some way divine, or at least a lovely character of the mind, what is in truth nothing but their power of luxurious living.",
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          "expense"
        ]
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      ],
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          "word": "scrounger"
        }
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          "sense": "useless person who always relies on other people's work and gives nothing back",
          "word": "parasiet"
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          "sense": "useless person who always relies on other people's work and gives nothing back",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "طُفَيْلِيّ"
        },
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          "code": "hy",
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          "roman": "portabuyc",
          "sense": "useless person who always relies on other people's work and gives nothing back",
          "word": "պորտաբույծ"
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          "sense": "useless person who always relies on other people's work and gives nothing back",
          "word": "ձրիակեր"
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          "tags": [
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          "sense": "useless person who always relies on other people's work and gives nothing back",
          "word": "müftəxor"
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          "word": "müftə yeyən"
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          "sense": "useless person who always relies on other people's work and gives nothing back",
          "word": "ကပ်ပါး"
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          "word": "parasiet"
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          "tags": [
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          "word": "parasite"
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          "tags": [
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          "tags": [
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          "word": "Parasit"
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          "sense": "useless person who always relies on other people's work and gives nothing back",
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            "masculine"
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          "tags": [
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          "word": "פָּרָזִיט"
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          "sense": "useless person who always relies on other people's work and gives nothing back",
          "word": "parazita"
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          "sense": "useless person who always relies on other people's work and gives nothing back",
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          "sense": "useless person who always relies on other people's work and gives nothing back",
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          "word": "trumpa"
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          "sense": "useless person who always relies on other people's work and gives nothing back",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
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          "word": "parassita"
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          "sense": "useless person who always relies on other people's work and gives nothing back",
          "word": "مشەخۆر"
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          "word": "parasīta"
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          "sense": "useless person who always relies on other people's work and gives nothing back",
          "tags": [
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          "word": "паразит"
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          "sense": "useless person who always relies on other people's work and gives nothing back",
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          "word": "parasitt"
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          "sense": "useless person who always relies on other people's work and gives nothing back",
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          "word": "darmozjad"
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          "sense": "useless person who always relies on other people's work and gives nothing back",
          "tags": [
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            "masculine"
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          "word": "parasita"
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          "tags": [
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          "word": "parazit"
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          "word": "parazită"
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          "sense": "useless person who always relies on other people's work and gives nothing back",
          "tags": [
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          "word": "парази́т"
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          "word": "нахле́бник"
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        {
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          "sense": "useless person who always relies on other people's work and gives nothing back",
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          "word": "прижива́л"
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      "_dis1": "42 42 3 1 3 2 4 3",
      "code": "af",
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      "sense": "(biology) organism that exists by stealing resources from another organism",
      "word": "parasiet"
    },
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      "code": "sq",
      "lang": "Albanian",
      "sense": "(biology) organism that exists by stealing resources from another organism",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "parazit"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "42 42 3 1 3 2 4 3",
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      "roman": "ṭufīl",
      "sense": "(biology) organism that exists by stealing resources from another organism",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "طُفِيل"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "42 42 3 1 3 2 4 3",
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      "roman": "makabuyc",
      "sense": "(biology) organism that exists by stealing resources from another organism",
      "word": "մակաբույծ"
    },
    {
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      "code": "ast",
      "lang": "Asturian",
      "sense": "(biology) organism that exists by stealing resources from another organism",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "parásitu"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "42 42 3 1 3 2 4 3",
      "code": "az",
      "lang": "Azerbaijani",
      "sense": "(biology) organism that exists by stealing resources from another organism",
      "word": "parazit"
    },
    {
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      "code": "az",
      "lang": "Azerbaijani",
      "sense": "(biology) organism that exists by stealing resources from another organism",
      "word": "tüfeyli"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "42 42 3 1 3 2 4 3",
      "code": "az",
      "lang": "Azerbaijani",
      "sense": "(biology) organism that exists by stealing resources from another organism",
      "word": "tüfeyl"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "42 42 3 1 3 2 4 3",
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      "lang": "Belarusian",
      "roman": "parazít",
      "sense": "(biology) organism that exists by stealing resources from another organism",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "паразі́т"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "42 42 3 1 3 2 4 3",
      "code": "bn",
      "lang": "Bengali",
      "roman": "porjibi",
      "sense": "(biology) organism that exists by stealing resources from another organism",
      "word": "পরজীবী"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "42 42 3 1 3 2 4 3",
      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "parazít",
      "sense": "(biology) organism that exists by stealing resources from another organism",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "парази́т"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "42 42 3 1 3 2 4 3",
      "code": "my",
      "lang": "Burmese",
      "roman": "kappa:",
      "sense": "(biology) organism that exists by stealing resources from another organism",
      "word": "ကပ်ပါး"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "42 42 3 1 3 2 4 3",
      "code": "ca",
      "lang": "Catalan",
      "sense": "(biology) organism that exists by stealing resources from another organism",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "paràsit"
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    {
      "_dis1": "42 42 3 1 3 2 4 3",
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "roman": "jìshēngwù",
      "sense": "(biology) organism that exists by stealing resources from another organism",
      "word": "寄生物"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "42 42 3 1 3 2 4 3",
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "sense": "(biology) organism that exists by stealing resources from another organism",
      "word": "寄生蟲"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "42 42 3 1 3 2 4 3",
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "roman": "jìshēngchóng",
      "sense": "(biology) organism that exists by stealing resources from another organism",
      "word": "寄生虫"
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      "_dis1": "42 42 3 1 3 2 4 3",
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      "sense": "(biology) organism that exists by stealing resources from another organism",
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      "sense": "(biology) organism that exists by stealing resources from another organism",
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      "sense": "(biology) organism that exists by stealing resources from another organism",
      "word": "parazito"
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    {
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      "word": "parasiit"
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      "sense": "(biology) organism that exists by stealing resources from another organism",
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      "word": "parasite"
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    {
      "_dis1": "42 42 3 1 3 2 4 3",
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    {
      "_dis1": "42 42 3 1 3 2 4 3",
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      "sense": "(biology) organism that exists by stealing resources from another organism",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
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      "word": "parásito"
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      "_dis1": "42 42 3 1 3 2 4 3",
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      "roman": "ṗaraziṭi",
      "sense": "(biology) organism that exists by stealing resources from another organism",
      "word": "პარაზიტი"
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      "_dis1": "42 42 3 1 3 2 4 3",
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        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "Schmarotzer"
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    {
      "_dis1": "42 42 3 1 3 2 4 3",
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      "tags": [
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      "roman": "parazít",
      "sense": "(biology) organism that exists by stealing resources from another organism",
      "tags": [
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      "_dis1": "42 42 3 1 3 2 4 3",
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      "sense": "(biology) organism that exists by stealing resources from another organism",
      "word": "परजीवी"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "42 42 3 1 3 2 4 3",
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      "sense": "(biology) organism that exists by stealing resources from another organism",
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          "text": "...and the mistletoe crept round many of the oaks—that pleasant parasite, whose associations belong rather to the hearth and lighted hall than to its native branches.",
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          "ref": "1987 December 27, Charley Shively, “AIDS In The Mind Of The Left And The Mainstream”, in Gay Community News, volume 15, number 24, page 9:",
          "text": "He lacks, however, even the basic Dr. Kildare lingo about medical issues. For instance, he regularly misidentifies poppers as amyl nitrate, instead of amyl nitrite — two forms of heart medicine with different affects ^([sic]). Salmonella, a bacteria, is not usually classified as a parasite. And he mistakenly writes, \"lenti means slow\" in the lentiviruses. (\"Lenti\" means lens-shaped, biologists classify by structure, not by behavior.)",
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          "ref": "2019 January 24, Michael E. Brown, Flying Blind: The Politics of the U.S. Strategic Bomber Program, Cornell University Press, →ISBN, page 170:",
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      "code": "af",
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      "word": "parasiet"
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      "tags": [
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      "code": "hy",
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      "sense": "useless person who always relies on other people's work and gives nothing back",
      "word": "պորտաբույծ"
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      "code": "hy",
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      "sense": "useless person who always relies on other people's work and gives nothing back",
      "word": "ձրիակեր"
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      "code": "ast",
      "lang": "Asturian",
      "sense": "useless person who always relies on other people's work and gives nothing back",
      "tags": [
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      "code": "az",
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      "sense": "useless person who always relies on other people's work and gives nothing back",
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      "code": "az",
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      "word": "müftə yeyən"
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      "code": "be",
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      "roman": "parazít",
      "sense": "useless person who always relies on other people's work and gives nothing back",
      "tags": [
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      ],
      "word": "паразі́т"
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      "sense": "useless person who always relies on other people's work and gives nothing back",
      "tags": [
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      "word": "дармае́д"
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      "roman": "parazít",
      "sense": "useless person who always relies on other people's work and gives nothing back",
      "tags": [
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      "word": "парази́т"
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      "sense": "useless person who always relies on other people's work and gives nothing back",
      "word": "ကပ်ပါး"
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      "code": "ca",
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      "tags": [
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      "code": "cmn",
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      "word": "寄生蟲"
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      "word": "寄生虫"
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      "roman": "shíkè",
      "sense": "useless person who always relies on other people's work and gives nothing back",
      "word": "食客"
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      "tags": [
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      "word": "příživník"
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      "code": "da",
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      "code": "fi",
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      "code": "fr",
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      "word": "parasite"
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      "code": "fr",
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      "word": "profiteur"
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      "code": "gl",
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      "code": "de",
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      "tags": [
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      "code": "el",
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      "code": "grc",
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      "word": "παράσιτος"
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    {
      "code": "he",
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      "roman": "parazít",
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      "tags": [
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      "word": "פָּרָזִיט"
    },
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      "code": "hu",
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      "sense": "useless person who always relies on other people's work and gives nothing back",
      "word": "élősködő"
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      "code": "hu",
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      "sense": "useless person who always relies on other people's work and gives nothing back",
      "word": "parazita"
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      "code": "is",
      "lang": "Icelandic",
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      "tags": [
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      "word": "sníkjudýr"
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      "code": "is",
      "lang": "Icelandic",
      "sense": "useless person who always relies on other people's work and gives nothing back",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "afæta"
    },
    {
      "code": "ga",
      "lang": "Irish",
      "sense": "useless person who always relies on other people's work and gives nothing back",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "péist"
    },
    {
      "code": "ga",
      "lang": "Irish",
      "sense": "useless person who always relies on other people's work and gives nothing back",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "diúgaire"
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    {
      "code": "ga",
      "lang": "Irish",
      "sense": "useless person who always relies on other people's work and gives nothing back",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "súmaire"
    },
    {
      "code": "ga",
      "lang": "Irish",
      "sense": "useless person who always relies on other people's work and gives nothing back",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "sceartán"
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    {
      "code": "ga",
      "lang": "Irish",
      "sense": "useless person who always relies on other people's work and gives nothing back",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "siolpaire"
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    {
      "code": "ga",
      "lang": "Irish",
      "sense": "useless person who always relies on other people's work and gives nothing back",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "trumpa"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "useless person who always relies on other people's work and gives nothing back",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
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      "word": "parassita"
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    {
      "code": "ckb",
      "lang": "Central Kurdish",
      "roman": "mşexor",
      "sense": "useless person who always relies on other people's work and gives nothing back",
      "word": "مشەخۆر"
    },
    {
      "code": "la",
      "lang": "Latin",
      "sense": "useless person who always relies on other people's work and gives nothing back",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "parasītus"
    },
    {
      "code": "la",
      "lang": "Latin",
      "sense": "useless person who always relies on other people's work and gives nothing back",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "parasīta"
    },
    {
      "code": "mk",
      "lang": "Macedonian",
      "roman": "parazit",
      "sense": "useless person who always relies on other people's work and gives nothing back",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "паразит"
    },
    {
      "code": "ms",
      "lang": "Malay",
      "sense": "useless person who always relies on other people's work and gives nothing back",
      "word": "bendalu"
    },
    {
      "code": "mi",
      "lang": "Maori",
      "sense": "useless person who always relies on other people's work and gives nothing back",
      "word": "parakūkā"
    },
    {
      "code": "mi",
      "lang": "Maori",
      "sense": "useless person who always relies on other people's work and gives nothing back",
      "word": "kaitahaumu"
    },
    {
      "code": "no",
      "lang": "Norwegian",
      "sense": "useless person who always relies on other people's work and gives nothing back",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "parasitt"
    },
    {
      "code": "ota",
      "lang": "Ottoman Turkish",
      "roman": "tufeyli",
      "sense": "useless person who always relies on other people's work and gives nothing back",
      "word": "طفیلی"
    },
    {
      "code": "ota",
      "lang": "Ottoman Turkish",
      "roman": "uyuntu",
      "sense": "useless person who always relies on other people's work and gives nothing back",
      "word": "اویونتی"
    },
    {
      "code": "ota",
      "lang": "Ottoman Turkish",
      "roman": "uyuntu",
      "sense": "useless person who always relies on other people's work and gives nothing back",
      "word": "اویونتو"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "useless person who always relies on other people's work and gives nothing back",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "pasożyt"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "useless person who always relies on other people's work and gives nothing back",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "darmozjad"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "useless person who always relies on other people's work and gives nothing back",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "parasita"
    },
    {
      "code": "ro",
      "lang": "Romanian",
      "sense": "useless person who always relies on other people's work and gives nothing back",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "parazit"
    },
    {
      "code": "ro",
      "lang": "Romanian",
      "sense": "useless person who always relies on other people's work and gives nothing back",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "parazită"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "parazít",
      "sense": "useless person who always relies on other people's work and gives nothing back",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "парази́т"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "naxlébnik",
      "sense": "useless person who always relies on other people's work and gives nothing back",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "нахле́бник"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "tunejádec",
      "sense": "useless person who always relies on other people's work and gives nothing back",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "тунея́дец"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "darmojéd",
      "sense": "useless person who always relies on other people's work and gives nothing back",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "дармое́д"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "priživál",
      "sense": "useless person who always relies on other people's work and gives nothing back",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "прижива́л"
    },
    {
      "code": "sh",
      "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
      "sense": "useless person who always relies on other people's work and gives nothing back",
      "tags": [
        "Cyrillic",
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "гото̀ва̄н"
    },
    {
      "code": "sh",
      "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
      "sense": "useless person who always relies on other people's work and gives nothing back",
      "tags": [
        "Cyrillic",
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "гото̀ва̄нка"
    },
    {
      "code": "sh",
      "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
      "sense": "useless person who always relies on other people's work and gives nothing back",
      "tags": [
        "Cyrillic",
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "на́метнӣк"
    },
    {
      "code": "sh",
      "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
      "sense": "useless person who always relies on other people's work and gives nothing back",
      "tags": [
        "Cyrillic",
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "пара̀зӣт"
    },
    {
      "code": "sh",
      "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
      "sense": "useless person who always relies on other people's work and gives nothing back",
      "tags": [
        "Roman",
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "gotòvān"
    },
    {
      "code": "sh",
      "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
      "sense": "useless person who always relies on other people's work and gives nothing back",
      "tags": [
        "Roman",
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "gotòvānka"
    },
    {
      "code": "sh",
      "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
      "sense": "useless person who always relies on other people's work and gives nothing back",
      "tags": [
        "Roman",
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "námetnīk"
    },
    {
      "code": "sh",
      "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
      "sense": "useless person who always relies on other people's work and gives nothing back",
      "tags": [
        "Roman",
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "paràzīt"
    },
    {
      "code": "sk",
      "lang": "Slovak",
      "sense": "useless person who always relies on other people's work and gives nothing back",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "parazit"
    },
    {
      "code": "sk",
      "lang": "Slovak",
      "sense": "useless person who always relies on other people's work and gives nothing back",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "príživník"
    },
    {
      "code": "sl",
      "lang": "Slovene",
      "sense": "useless person who always relies on other people's work and gives nothing back",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "parazit"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "useless person who always relies on other people's work and gives nothing back",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "parásito"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "useless person who always relies on other people's work and gives nothing back",
      "tags": [
        "common-gender"
      ],
      "word": "parasit"
    },
    {
      "code": "uk",
      "lang": "Ukrainian",
      "roman": "parazýt",
      "sense": "useless person who always relies on other people's work and gives nothing back",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "парази́т"
    },
    {
      "code": "uk",
      "lang": "Ukrainian",
      "roman": "darmojíd",
      "sense": "useless person who always relies on other people's work and gives nothing back",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "дармої́д"
    },
    {
      "code": "af",
      "lang": "Afrikaans",
      "sense": "(biology) organism that exists by stealing resources from another organism",
      "word": "parasiet"
    },
    {
      "code": "sq",
      "lang": "Albanian",
      "sense": "(biology) organism that exists by stealing resources from another organism",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "parazit"
    },
    {
      "code": "ar",
      "lang": "Arabic",
      "roman": "ṭufīl",
      "sense": "(biology) organism that exists by stealing resources from another organism",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "طُفِيل"
    },
    {
      "code": "hy",
      "lang": "Armenian",
      "roman": "makabuyc",
      "sense": "(biology) organism that exists by stealing resources from another organism",
      "word": "մակաբույծ"
    },
    {
      "code": "ast",
      "lang": "Asturian",
      "sense": "(biology) organism that exists by stealing resources from another organism",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "parásitu"
    },
    {
      "code": "az",
      "lang": "Azerbaijani",
      "sense": "(biology) organism that exists by stealing resources from another organism",
      "word": "parazit"
    },
    {
      "code": "az",
      "lang": "Azerbaijani",
      "sense": "(biology) organism that exists by stealing resources from another organism",
      "word": "tüfeyli"
    },
    {
      "code": "az",
      "lang": "Azerbaijani",
      "sense": "(biology) organism that exists by stealing resources from another organism",
      "word": "tüfeyl"
    },
    {
      "code": "be",
      "lang": "Belarusian",
      "roman": "parazít",
      "sense": "(biology) organism that exists by stealing resources from another organism",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "паразі́т"
    },
    {
      "code": "bn",
      "lang": "Bengali",
      "roman": "porjibi",
      "sense": "(biology) organism that exists by stealing resources from another organism",
      "word": "পরজীবী"
    },
    {
      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "parazít",
      "sense": "(biology) organism that exists by stealing resources from another organism",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "парази́т"
    },
    {
      "code": "my",
      "lang": "Burmese",
      "roman": "kappa:",
      "sense": "(biology) organism that exists by stealing resources from another organism",
      "word": "ကပ်ပါး"
    },
    {
      "code": "ca",
      "lang": "Catalan",
      "sense": "(biology) organism that exists by stealing resources from another organism",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "paràsit"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "roman": "jìshēngwù",
      "sense": "(biology) organism that exists by stealing resources from another organism",
      "word": "寄生物"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "sense": "(biology) organism that exists by stealing resources from another organism",
      "word": "寄生蟲"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "roman": "jìshēngchóng",
      "sense": "(biology) organism that exists by stealing resources from another organism",
      "word": "寄生虫"
    },
    {
      "code": "cs",
      "lang": "Czech",
      "sense": "(biology) organism that exists by stealing resources from another organism",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "cizopasník"
    },
    {
      "code": "cs",
      "lang": "Czech",
      "sense": "(biology) organism that exists by stealing resources from another organism",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "parazit"
    },
    {
      "code": "da",
      "lang": "Danish",
      "sense": "(biology) organism that exists by stealing resources from another organism",
      "tags": [
        "common-gender"
      ],
      "word": "parasit"
    },
    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "(biology) organism that exists by stealing resources from another organism",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "parasiet"
    },
    {
      "code": "eo",
      "lang": "Esperanto",
      "sense": "(biology) organism that exists by stealing resources from another organism",
      "word": "parazito"
    },
    {
      "code": "et",
      "lang": "Estonian",
      "sense": "(biology) organism that exists by stealing resources from another organism",
      "word": "parasiit"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "(biology) organism that exists by stealing resources from another organism",
      "word": "loinen"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "(biology) organism that exists by stealing resources from another organism",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "parasite"
    },
    {
      "code": "fur",
      "lang": "Friulian",
      "sense": "(biology) organism that exists by stealing resources from another organism",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "parasit"
    },
    {
      "code": "gl",
      "lang": "Galician",
      "sense": "(biology) organism that exists by stealing resources from another organism",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "parásito"
    },
    {
      "code": "ka",
      "lang": "Georgian",
      "roman": "ṗaraziṭi",
      "sense": "(biology) organism that exists by stealing resources from another organism",
      "word": "პარაზიტი"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "(biology) organism that exists by stealing resources from another organism",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "Schmarotzer"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "(biology) organism that exists by stealing resources from another organism",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "Parasit"
    },
    {
      "code": "el",
      "lang": "Greek",
      "roman": "parásito",
      "sense": "(biology) organism that exists by stealing resources from another organism",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "παράσιτο"
    },
    {
      "code": "he",
      "lang": "Hebrew",
      "roman": "tapil",
      "sense": "(biology) organism that exists by stealing resources from another organism",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "טַפִּיל"
    },
    {
      "code": "he",
      "lang": "Hebrew",
      "roman": "parazít",
      "sense": "(biology) organism that exists by stealing resources from another organism",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "פָּרָזִיט"
    },
    {
      "code": "hi",
      "lang": "Hindi",
      "roman": "parjīvī",
      "sense": "(biology) organism that exists by stealing resources from another organism",
      "word": "परजीवी"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "(biology) organism that exists by stealing resources from another organism",
      "word": "élősködő"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "(biology) organism that exists by stealing resources from another organism",
      "word": "parazita"
    },
    {
      "code": "is",
      "lang": "Icelandic",
      "sense": "(biology) organism that exists by stealing resources from another organism",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "sníkill"
    },
    {
      "code": "is",
      "lang": "Icelandic",
      "sense": "(biology) organism that exists by stealing resources from another organism",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "sníkjudýr"
    },
    {
      "code": "io",
      "lang": "Ido",
      "sense": "(biology) organism that exists by stealing resources from another organism",
      "word": "parazito"
    },
    {
      "code": "ga",
      "lang": "Irish",
      "sense": "(biology) organism that exists by stealing resources from another organism",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "seadán"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "(biology) organism that exists by stealing resources from another organism",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "parassita"
    },
    {
      "alt": "きせいちゅう",
      "code": "ja",
      "lang": "Japanese",
      "roman": "kiseichū",
      "sense": "(biology) organism that exists by stealing resources from another organism",
      "word": "寄生虫"
    },
    {
      "alt": "きせいぶつ",
      "code": "ja",
      "lang": "Japanese",
      "roman": "kiseibutsu",
      "sense": "(biology) organism that exists by stealing resources from another organism",
      "word": "寄生物"
    },
    {
      "code": "kk",
      "lang": "Kazakh",
      "roman": "parazit",
      "sense": "(biology) organism that exists by stealing resources from another organism",
      "word": "паразит"
    },
    {
      "code": "km",
      "lang": "Khmer",
      "roman": "paʼraasət",
      "sense": "(biology) organism that exists by stealing resources from another organism",
      "word": "បរាសិត"
    },
    {
      "code": "km",
      "english": "parasitic plant",
      "lang": "Khmer",
      "roman": "baññaə kʼaek",
      "sense": "(biology) organism that exists by stealing resources from another organism",
      "word": "បញ្ញើក្អែក"
    },
    {
      "alt": "寄生蟲",
      "code": "ko",
      "lang": "Korean",
      "roman": "gisaengchung",
      "sense": "(biology) organism that exists by stealing resources from another organism",
      "word": "기생충"
    },
    {
      "alt": "寄生物",
      "code": "ko",
      "lang": "Korean",
      "roman": "gisaengmul",
      "sense": "(biology) organism that exists by stealing resources from another organism",
      "word": "기생물"
    },
    {
      "alt": "寄生植物",
      "code": "ko",
      "english": "plant",
      "lang": "Korean",
      "roman": "gisaengsingmul",
      "sense": "(biology) organism that exists by stealing resources from another organism",
      "word": "기생식물"
    },
    {
      "code": "ckb",
      "lang": "Central Kurdish",
      "roman": "çillkawxor",
      "sense": "(biology) organism that exists by stealing resources from another organism",
      "word": "چڵکاوخۆر"
    },
    {
      "code": "ky",
      "lang": "Kyrgyz",
      "roman": "parazit",
      "sense": "(biology) organism that exists by stealing resources from another organism",
      "word": "паразит"
    },
    {
      "code": "la",
      "lang": "Latin",
      "sense": "(biology) organism that exists by stealing resources from another organism",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "parasitus"
    },
    {
      "code": "lv",
      "lang": "Latvian",
      "sense": "(biology) organism that exists by stealing resources from another organism",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "parazīts"
    },
    {
      "code": "lt",
      "lang": "Lithuanian",
      "sense": "(biology) organism that exists by stealing resources from another organism",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "parazitas"
    },
    {
      "code": "mk",
      "lang": "Macedonian",
      "roman": "parazit",
      "sense": "(biology) organism that exists by stealing resources from another organism",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "паразит"
    },
    {
      "code": "ms",
      "lang": "Malay",
      "sense": "(biology) organism that exists by stealing resources from another organism",
      "word": "parasit"
    },
    {
      "code": "mi",
      "lang": "Maori",
      "sense": "(biology) organism that exists by stealing resources from another organism",
      "word": "pirinoa"
    },
    {
      "code": "nb",
      "lang": "Norwegian Bokmål",
      "sense": "(biology) organism that exists by stealing resources from another organism",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "parasitt"
    },
    {
      "code": "nn",
      "lang": "Norwegian Nynorsk",
      "sense": "(biology) organism that exists by stealing resources from another organism",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "parasitt"
    },
    {
      "code": "ota",
      "lang": "Ottoman Turkish",
      "roman": "tufeyl",
      "sense": "(biology) organism that exists by stealing resources from another organism",
      "word": "طفیل"
    },
    {
      "code": "ota",
      "lang": "Ottoman Turkish",
      "roman": "tufeyli",
      "sense": "(biology) organism that exists by stealing resources from another organism",
      "word": "طفیلی"
    },
    {
      "code": "fa",
      "lang": "Persian",
      "roman": "angal",
      "sense": "(biology) organism that exists by stealing resources from another organism",
      "word": "انگل"
    },
    {
      "code": "pms",
      "lang": "Piedmontese",
      "sense": "(biology) organism that exists by stealing resources from another organism",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "parassit"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "(biology) organism that exists by stealing resources from another organism",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "pasożyt"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "(biology) organism that exists by stealing resources from another organism",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "parasita"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "(biology) organism that exists by stealing resources from another organism",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "verme"
    },
    {
      "code": "ro",
      "lang": "Romanian",
      "sense": "(biology) organism that exists by stealing resources from another organism",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "parazit"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "parazít",
      "sense": "(biology) organism that exists by stealing resources from another organism",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "парази́т"
    },
    {
      "code": "sh",
      "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
      "sense": "(biology) organism that exists by stealing resources from another organism",
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      "code": "sw",
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      "sense": "(biology) organism that exists by stealing resources from another organism",
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      "code": "tl",
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      "sense": "(biology) organism that exists by stealing resources from another organism",
      "word": "sasandig"
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      "code": "tl",
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      "sense": "(biology) organism that exists by stealing resources from another organism",
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      "code": "tg",
      "lang": "Tajik",
      "roman": "angal",
      "sense": "(biology) organism that exists by stealing resources from another organism",
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      "code": "te",
      "lang": "Telugu",
      "roman": "parānnajīvi",
      "sense": "(biology) organism that exists by stealing resources from another organism",
      "word": "పరాన్నజీవి"
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      "roman": "bpà-rá-sìt",
      "sense": "(biology) organism that exists by stealing resources from another organism",
      "word": "ปรสิต"
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      "word": "parazit"
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      "code": "tr",
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      "sense": "(biology) organism that exists by stealing resources from another organism",
      "word": "parazit"
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      "sense": "(biology) organism that exists by stealing resources from another organism",
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      "alt": "物寄生",
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      "lang": "Volapük",
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