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parasite(person, follower, something, dependence)
14
sponge(verb, take, person, dependence)
13
bloodsucker(person, dependence, sponge, parasite)
12
sycophant(follower, sponge, parasite, scrounger)
11
freeloader(person, slang, advantage, follower)
11
sponger(follower, slug, sponge, parasite)
10
hanger-on(person, benefit, follower, dependence)
7
doctor(remedy, advice)
5
barnacle(sponge, parasite, scrounger)
5
hirudinean
4
physician(remedy, advice)
4
deadbeat(idler, sponge, loafer, parasite)
4
vampire
3
scrounger(sponge, parasite, beggar, sponger)
2
extortionist(parasite, sponger)
2
bootlicker(sponge, scrounger)
2
bum(informal, parasite)
2
exploiter(sponge, opportunist)
2
flatterer
2
leach
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