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parasite(noun, servility, follower, slug, sponge)
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sycophant(noun, free-loader, informal, servility, follower)
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leech(noun, follower, slug, sponge, parasite)
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freeloader(noun, follower, idler, sponge, parasite)
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butt kisser
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sponge(noun, parasite, beggar, scrounger, cadger)
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hanger-on(noun, person, benefit, follower, sponge)
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scrounger(noun, adjective, wander, idler, sponge)
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cadger(noun, petitioner)
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moocher(noun, idler, petitioner)
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panhandler(noun, idler, petitioner)
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beggar(noun, idler, petitioner)
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mendicant(noun, idler, petitioner)
4
bloodsucker
4
drone(noun, person, idler)
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sucker(noun, servility, sponge, scrounger)
3
barnacle(noun, sponge, scrounger)
3
beat(verb, servility)
3
bummer
3
deadbeat(bum, sloth, slouch, idler, sponge)
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