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parasiet.

parasite (parasitic organism)

8 characters3 syllables approx.Nederlands language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˌpaː.raːˈsit/

  1. parasite (parasitic organism)

    masculine
    Luizen, vlooien en andere vampiers zijn bloedergerlijke parasieten.

  2. parasite, someone who relies on others to get things done

    derogatory · figuratively · masculine
Where this word comes from

Borrowed from Middle French parasite, from Latin parasitus, from Ancient Greek παράσιτος (parásitos). First attested in the 16th century. The sense “parasitic organism” is a semantic loan from French parasite.

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