22
parasite(noun, person, follower, something, dependence)
14
sponge(noun, verb, take, person, dependence)
13
bloodsucker(noun, person, dependence, sponge, parasite)
12
sycophant(noun, follower, sponge, parasite, scrounger)
11
freeloader(noun, person, slang, advantage, follower)
11
sponger(noun, follower, slug, sponge, parasite)
10
hanger-on(noun, person, benefit, follower, dependence)
9
bleed(verb, cause, drain, extort, bumming)
8
phlebotomize(verb, drain, weep, bumming, hemorrhage)
7
doctor(noun, remedy, advice)
5
barnacle(noun, sponge, parasite, scrounger)
5
hirudinean
4
physician(noun, remedy, advice)
4
deadbeat(noun, idler, sponge, loafer, parasite)
4
vampire
3
scrounger(noun, sponge, parasite, beggar, sponger)
3
phlebotomise
3
hemorrhage(verb, drain, weep)
2
doc
2
extortionist(noun, parasite, sponger)
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