8 Letter Words for Parasite
aspirate, parasite, septaria
7 Letter Words for Parasite
apteria, asarite, asteria, atresia, parties, pastier, pateria, patriae, petaras, piaster, pirates, pitaras, praties, raspite, setaria, spirate, tapiser, traipse
6 Letter Words for Parasite
airest, apaise, araise, arepas, arista, ariste, arties, aspire, astare, epitra, esprit, paires, parate, paries, pariet, partes, partie, partis, pasear, paster, pastie, patera, patesi, patise, patria, pearst, perais, persia, petara, petars, petsai, pierst, pietas, pirate, pitara, praise, prates, pratie, priest, pteria, pteris, raitas, rapist, reatas, repast, riatas, ripest, satire, satrap, searat, sirpea, sitrep, sparta, spirae, spirea, sprite, striae, stripe, tairas, tapers, tapirs, tarsia, terais, tiaras, trapes, tripes
5 Letter Words for Parasite
aesir, airts, apair, apart, apast, apers, apert, apres, apter, arase, arati, areas, arepa, arest, arets, arias, aries, arise, arist, arite, asper, aster, astir, astre, ataps, atars, atria, atrip, earst, epist, epris, irate, iters, paire, pairs, pairt, paisa, paise, parae, paras, pares, paris, parse, parsi, parte, parti, parts, pasta, paste, patas, pates, patia, pears, peart, peats, perai, peris, perit, perst, perts, petar, petas, petri, piers, piert, piest, pieta, piets, piste, pitas, praia, prase, prate, prats, presa, preta, pries, raias, raise, raita, raits, rapes, rasta, ratas, rates, reais, reaps, reast, reata, reist, repas, resat, resit, retia, retip, riata, ripes, rites, sapir, sapit, sarip, satai, sepia, septa, serai, serta, siper, sitar, spaer, spair, spait, spare, spart, spate, spear, speat, speir, spier, spira, spire, spite, sprat, spret, sprit, staia, stair, stare, stear, steri, stipa, stipe, stire, stirp, strae, strap, strep, stria, strip, taira, taise, tapas, taper, tapes, tapia, tapir, tapis, taras, tarea, tares, tarie, tarps, tarse, tarsi, tasar, taser, tears, tepas, terai, terap, teras, tiara, tiars, tiers, tires, tisar, trapa, trape, traps, treas, trias, tries, tripe, trips
4 Letter Words for Parasite
aarp, aias, aire, airs, airt, aits, apar, aper, apes, apia, apis, apse, apts, area, ares, aret, aria, aris, arte, arts, asap, asar, asea, asia, asta, astr, atap, atar, ates, atip, atis, ears, east, eats, eira, epit, eras, erat, eria, eris, erst, etas, iaea, iare, ipse, ires, irpe, itas, iter, paar, paas, pair, pais, para, pare, pari, pars, part, pase, pasi, past, pata, pate, pats, peai, pear, peas, peat, peri, pers, pert, pesa, pest, peta, pets, pias, pier, pies, piet, pirs, pisa, pise, pist, pita, pits, prat, pres, pret, prie, psia, raia, rais, rait, rape, raps, rapt, rasa, rasp, rast, rata, rate, rats, reap, reit, reps, rept, resp, rest, rets, rias, ries, ripa, ripe, rips, ript, rise, risp, rist, rita, rite, rits, saip, sair, sapa, sare, sari, sart, sata, sate, sati, sear, seat, seir, seit, sept, sert, seta, sier, sipe, sire, sita, site, spae, spar, spat, spet, spie, spit, stap, star, step, ster, stie, stir, stra, stre, taar, tais, tapa, tape, taps, tara, tare, tari, tarp, tars, teap, tear, teas, tepa, tera, terp, tiar, tier, ties, tipe, tips, tire, trap, tres, trie, trip, tsia
3 Letter Words for Parasite
aas, aer, aes, aia, air, ais, ait, apa, ape, apr, apt, ara, are, ars, art, ase, asp, ast, ate, atp, ear, eas, eat, eir, epa, epi, era, ers, ert, esp, esr, est, eta, iaa, ipr, ips, ira, ire, irs, ise, ist, ita, its, par, pas, pat, pea, per, pes, pet, pia, pie, pir, pis, pit, pre, prs, psi, pst, pta, pte, pts, rai, rap, ras, rat, rea, rei, rep, res, ria, rie, rip, rit, rps, rpt, rte, rti, saa, sai, sap, sar, sat, sea, sei, sep, ser, set, sie, sip, sir, sit, spa, spt, sri, sta, str, taa, tai, tap, tar, tas, tea, ter, tes, tie, tip, tis, tpi, tps, tra, tri, trp, trs, tsi, tsp
Definitions for Parasite
[1] an organism that lives on or in an organism of another species, known as the host, from the body of which it obtains nutriment.
[2] a person who receives support, advantage, or the like, from another or others without giving any useful or proper return, as one who lives on the hospitality of others.
[3] (in ancient Greece) a person who received free meals in return for amusing or impudent conversation, flattering remarks, etc.
[4] an animal or plant that lives in or on another (the host) from which it obtains nourishment. The host does not benefit from the association and is often harmed by it
[5] a person who habitually lives at the expense of others; sponger
[6] (formerly) a sycophant
Words related to Parasite
sycophant, stooge, dependent, sucker, deadbeat, sponge, barnacle, groupie, bloodsucker, idler, freeloader, flunky, hanger-on, leech, taker, scrounger, bootlicker
Words nearby Parasite
parasexual reproduction, parashah, parashurama, parasinoidal, parasinoidal sinus, parasite, parasite drag, parasitemia, parasitic, parasitic cyst, parasitic male
Origin of Parasite
1530–40; < Latin parasītus < Greek parásītos one who eats at another's table, orig. adj.: feeding beside, equivalent to para- para-1 + sît(os ) grain, food + -os adj. suffix
Word origin for Parasite
C16: via Latin from Greek parasitos one who lives at another's expense, from para- 1 + sitos grain
Synonyms for Parasite
barnacle, bloodsucker, bootlicker, deadbeat, dependent, flunky, freeloader, groupie, hanger-on, idler, leech, scrounger, sponge, stooge, sucker, sycophant, taker
