21
parasite(noun, person, advantage, follower, something)
12
sponge(noun, person, advantage, dependence, loafer)
11
leech(noun, person, advantage, follower, dependence)
11
moocher(noun, advantage, idler, sponge, loafer)
10
hanger-on(noun, person, benefit, follower, dependence)
10
sponger(noun, nuisance, follower, idler, sponge)
8
scrounger(noun, adjective, idler, sponge, parasite)
7
bloodsucker(noun, person, dependence, extortionist)
6
barnacle(noun, advantage, sponge, parasite, scrounger)
6
cadger(noun, hanger-on, parasite, beggar, petitioner)
6
beggar(noun, idler, petitioner)
5
panhandler(noun, idler, petitioner)
5
deadbeat(idler, sponge, loafer, parasite, beggar)
5
mendicant(noun, idler, petitioner)
4
lounge lizard(noun, expression, idiom, parasite, sponger)
4
scrounge
3
drone(noun, idler)
3
idler(noun, idler, sponge, loafer, scrounger)
2
bum(noun, idler)
2
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