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Definitions of:
parasitism, parasite, parasitic, and parasitize
Compiled by Dr. Marek A. Suchenek
September 18, 2021
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Nouns parasite and parasitism, and adjective parasitic
have several meanings. In the contexts that they appear in the Lecture
Notes, their meaning is antithetical to work ethic and is best described by the quotes below.
Parasitism:
[...]
2 (derogatory) Habitual reliance on or exploitation of others.
Quote from:
https://www.lexico.com/en/definition/parasitism
Parasite:
[...]
2.a. One who habitually takes advantage of the generosity of others without making any useful return.
Ethymology: [...] from Greek parasītos, person who eats at someone else's table, parasite : para-, beside; + sītos, grain, food.
Quotes from:
https://www.thefreedictionary.com/parasite
Parasitic:
[...]
1.2 (derogatory) Habitually relying on or exploiting others.
Quote from:
https://www.lexico.com/en/definition/parasitic
Verb parasitize has the following meaning.
Parasitize:
to live on (a host) as a parasite.
Quote from:
https://www.dictionary.com/browse/parasitize