English-Thai Dictionary

parasite

N ปรสิต  พยาธิ  พืช หรือ สัตว์ ที่ อาศัย สิ่งมีชีวิต อื่น  leech hanger-on sponge sycophant toady host por-ra-sid

 

Webster's 1828 Dictionary

PARASITE

n.[L. parasita; Gr. by, and corn. ] 1. In ancient Greece, a priest or minister of the gods whose office was to gather of the husbandman the corn allotted for public sacrifices. The parasites also superintended the sacrifices.
2. In modern usage, a trencher friend; one that frequents the tables of the rich and earns his welcome by flattery; a hanger on; a fawning flatterer.
3. In botany, a plant growing on the stem or branch of another plant and receiving its nourishment from it, as the mistletoe.

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

PARASITE

Par "a *site, n. Etym: [F., fr. L. parasitus, Gr.

 

1. One who frequents the tables of the rich, or who lives at another's expense, and earns his welcome by flattery; a hanger-on; a toady; a sycophant. Thou, with trembling fear, Or like a fawning parasite, obey'st.Milton. Parasites were called such smell-feasts as would seek to be free guests at rich men's tables. Udall.

 

2. (Bot. ) (a ) A plant obtaining nourishment immediately from other plants to which it attaches itself, and whose juices it absorbs; -- sometimes, but erroneously, called epiphyte. (b ) A plant living on or within an animal, and supported at its expense, as many species of fungi of the genus Torrubia.

 

3. (Zoöl.) (a ) An animal which lives during the whole or part of its existence on or in the body of some other animal, feeding upon its food, blood, or tissues, as lice, tapeworms, etc. (b ) An animal which steals the food of another, as the parasitic jager. (c ) An animal which habitually uses the nest of another, as the cowbird and the European cuckoo.

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

parasite

par a site |ˈparəˌsīt ˈpɛrəˌsaɪt | ▶noun an organism that lives in or on another organism (its host ) and benefits by deriving nutrients at the host's expense. • derogatory a person who habitually relies on or exploits others and gives nothing in return. Parasites exist in huge variety, including animals, plants, and microorganisms. They may live as ectoparasites on the surface of the host (e.g., arthropods such as ticks, mites, lice, fleas, and many insects infesting plants ) or as endoparasites in the gut or tissues (e.g., many kinds of worm ), and cause varying degrees of damage or disease to the host. ORIGIN mid 16th cent.: via Latin from Greek parasitos ‘(person ) eating at another's table, ’ from para- ‘alongside ’ + sitos ‘food. ’

 

parasitemia

par a sit e mi a |ˌparəsīˈtēmēə ˌpærəsaɪˈtimiə |(Brit. parasitaemia ) ▶noun Medicine the demonstrable presence of parasites in the blood.

 

Oxford Dictionary

parasite

para |site |ˈparəsʌɪt | ▶noun 1 an organism which lives in or on another organism (its host ) and benefits by deriving nutrients at the other's expense. Parasites exist in huge variety and include animals, plants, and micro-organisms. They may live as ectoparasites on the surface of the host (e.g. arthropods such as ticks, mites, lice, fleas, and many insects infesting plants ) or as endoparasites in the gut or tissues (e.g. many kinds of worm ), and cause varying degrees of damage or disease to the host. 2 derogatory a person who habitually relies on or exploits others and gives nothing in return. ORIGIN mid 16th cent.: via Latin from Greek parasitos ‘(person ) eating at another's table ’, from para- ‘alongside ’ + sitos ‘food ’.

 

American Oxford Thesaurus

parasite

parasite noun she longed to be free of the parasites in her family: hanger-on, cadger, leech, passenger; informal bloodsucker, sponger, bottom feeder, scrounger, freeloader, mooch.

 

Oxford Thesaurus

parasite

parasite noun Sam was a parasite with no interest in anything but drink and gambling: hanger-on, cadger, leech, passenger, drone; informal bloodsucker, sponger, sponge, scrounger, freeloader; Brit. informal ligger; N. Amer. informal moocher, mooch; Austral. /NZ informal bludger. WORD LINKS parasite parasitophobia fear of parasites parasitology branch of medicine concerning parasitic organisms Word Links sections supply words that are related to the headword but do not normally appear in a thesaurus because they are not actual synonyms.

 

Duden Dictionary

Parasitentum

Pa ra si ten tum Substantiv, Neutrum , das |Paras i tentum |Schmarotzertum, Parasitismus

 

French Dictionary

parasite

parasite adj. et n. m. adjectif et nom masculin 1 Organisme végétal ou animal qui vit aux dépens d ’un autre organisme. : Un parasite végétal. Des vers parasites. 2 Personne qui vit aux dépens d ’une autre, de la société. : Ils ne travaillent pas et préfèrent être des parasites. Note Technique Ce nom est de genre masculin. Cette jeune personne est un parasite sympathique. LOCUTION (Bruits ) parasites. Perturbations limitant la réception des signaux radioélectriques.

 

parasiter

parasiter v. tr. verbe transitif 1 Vivre en parasite aux dépens d ’un être vivant, d ’un groupe. 2 Perturber la réception des signaux radioélectriques par des bruits parasites. aimer

 

Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary

parasite

par a site /pǽrəsàɪt /名詞 C 1 «…への » 寄生動物, 寄生虫 ; 寄生植物 «on , of » .2 «…の » 居候 （いそうろう ）, 寄食者, 食客 ; 【人に 】たかる人 (sponger ) «on » .