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Definition
of a species that lives on (or in) another species and eats from it without providing return benefit
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a person who lives off others' efforts without providing return benefit to them
or:
a person who lives off others' efforts without providing return benefit to them
- He is a parasite in motive and makes parasites of those he serves.4.18 — Part 4 Chapter 18 (51% in)
- There's nothing like a good hot bath to make one feel like a parasite.4.7 — Part 4 Chapter 7 (49% in)
- He spoke slowly and without pity: "Howard, I'm a parasite.4.8 — Part 4 Chapter 8 (14% in)
- I've been a parasite all my life.4.8 — Part 4 Chapter 8 (14% in)
- And here man faces his basic alternative: he can survive in only one of two ways—by the independent work of his own mind or as a parasite fed by the minds of others.4.18 — Part 4 Chapter 18 (46% in)
- The parasite borrows.4.18 — Part 4 Chapter 18 (46% in)
- The parasite faces nature through an intermediary.4.18 — Part 4 Chapter 18 (47% in)
- The parasite's concern is the conquest of men.4.18 — Part 4 Chapter 18 (47% in)
- The parasite lives second-hand.4.18 — Part 4 Chapter 18 (47% in)
- He is a parasite in motive and makes parasites of those he serves.4.18 — Part 4 Chapter 18 (51% in)
There are no more uses of "parasitic" in The Fountainhead.
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