ˈpærəsaɪt n. 1 an
organism living in or on
another and benefiting at
the expense of the
other. 2 a
person who lives off or exploits another or others. 3 Philol. an
inorganic sound or
letter developing
from an
adjacent one. øøparasitic adj. parasitical adj. parasitically adv. parasiticide n. parasitism n. parasitology n. parasitologist n. [L parasitus f. Gk parasitos one who
eats at another's
table (as
PARA-(1), sitos food)]