parasite
Example Sentences
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Independent masters articulated grievances through “producerism”—the belief that labor created all value and merchants were parasites.
Another was lying under a highway overpass and trying to pick imaginary parasites from her feet with a flat-head screwdriver.
From New York Times
A 2017 study found that 73 percent of residents had been exposed to raw sewage in their homes and a third tested positive for hookworms, an intestinal parasite.
From New York Times
Others managed to protest along the route, dressed in yellow and waving placards with slogans including “king parasite” and “abolish the monarchy.”
From Washington Times
Humans coevolved with their microbial partners and parasites for hundreds of thousands of years.
From Science Magazine
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
