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Translate parasite from English to Dutch

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parasite:
- parasiet; klaploper; profiteur; uitvreter
Wiktionary:
- parasite → parasiet, profiteur, woekerplant

English

Detailed Translations for parasite from English to Dutch

parasite:

parasite [the ~] noun

the parasite (scrounger; leach; sponger; sponge)
de parasiet; de klaploper; de profiteur; de uitvreter
- parasiet [de ~ (m)] noun
- klaploper [de ~ (m)] noun
- profiteur [de ~ (m)] noun
- uitvreter [de ~ (m)] noun

Translation Matrix for parasite:

Noun	Related Translations	Other Translations
klaploper	leach; parasite; scrounger; sponge; sponger
parasiet	leach; parasite; scrounger; sponge; sponger
profiteur	leach; parasite; scrounger; sponge; sponger
uitvreter	leach; parasite; scrounger; sponge; sponger
-	leech; sponge; sponger
Other	Related Translations	Other Translations
-	parasitic animal; parasitic plant

Related Words for "parasite":

parasites

Synonyms for "parasite":

organism; being
leech; sponge; sponger; follower

Antonyms for "parasite":

host

Related Definitions for "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 host¹
a follower who hangs around a host (without benefit to the host) in hope of gain or advantage¹

Wiktionary Translations for parasite:

parasite

noun

useless person who always relies on other people's work and gives nothing back
- parasite → parasiet; profiteur
(generally undesirable) living organism that exists by stealing resources from another living organism
- parasite → parasiet

parasite

noun

klaploper, iemand die ten koste van een ander leeft, een profiteur
- parasiet → parasite
plantkunde|nld plant die voedsel onttrekt aan een andere plant en groeit ten koste van deze
- woekerplant → parasite

Related Translations for parasite

parasite wasp

¹WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University