PARASITE Definitions, Synonyms, and Scrabble Information

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parasite - an animal or plant that lives in or on a host (another animal or plant); it obtains nourishment from the host without benefiting or killing the host
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Scrabble and Words with Friends

PARASITE is a valid Scrabble word worth 10 points. Scrabble uses the TWL word list.
PARASITE is a valid Words with Friends word worth 11 points. Words with Friends uses the ENABLE word list.
PARASITE is a 8 letter word containing the letters a, a, e, i, p, r, s, t.

Definitions

parasite
noun an animal or plant that lives in or on a host (another animal or plant); it obtains nourishment from the host without benefiting or killing the host
parasite
noun a follower who hangs around a host (without benefit to the host) in hope of gain or advantage
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Synonyms

leech, sponge, sponger

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Words that sound like 'parasite'

pairest, paperiest, paperweight, parachute, parachuted

Antonyms

host

Derivations

parasitic, parasitical

Anagrams

aspirate, septaria

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