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- واژهنامه · Merriam-Webster Collegiate Dictionary par·a·site n. Pronunciation: ' per-ə- ˌ sīt, ' pa-rə- Function: noun Etymology: Middle French, from Latin parasitus, from Greek parasitos, from para- + sitos grain, food Date: 1539 1 : a person who exploits the hospitality of the rich and earns welcome by flattery 2 : an organism living in, with, or on another organism in parasitism 3 : something that resembles a biological parasite in dependence on something else for existence or support without making a useful or adequate return –par·a·sit·ic \ ˌ per-ə- ' si-tik, ˌ pa-rə-\ also par·a·sit·i·cal \-ti-kəl\ adjective –par·a·sit·i·cal·ly \-ti-k(ə-)lē\ adverb synonyms PARASITE , SYCOPHANT , TOADY , LEECH , SPONGE mean a usually obsequious flatterer or self-seeker. PARASITE applies to one who clings to a person of wealth, power, or influence or is useless to society <a jet-setter with an entourage of parasites >. SYCOPHANT adds to this a strong suggestion of fawning, flattery, or adulation <a powerful prince surrounded by sycophants >. TOADY emphasizes the servility and snobbery of the self-seeker <cultivated leaders of society and became their toady >. LEECH stresses persistence in clinging to or bleeding another for one's own advantage <a leech living off his family and friends>. SPONGE stresses the parasitic laziness, dependence, and opportunism of the cadger <a shiftless sponge, always looking for a handout>.]]>