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parasite(servility, follower, slug, sponge)
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sycophant(free-loader, informal, servility, follower)
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leech(follower, slug, sponge, parasite)
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freeloader(follower, idler, sponge, parasite)
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sponge(parasite, beggar, scrounger, cadger)
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hanger-on(person, benefit, follower, sponge)
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scrounger(adjective, wander, idler, sponge)
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cadger
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moocher(idler, petitioner)
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panhandler(idler, petitioner)
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beggar(idler, petitioner)
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mendicant(idler, petitioner)
4
bloodsucker
4
drone(person, idler)
4
sucker(servility, sponge, scrounger)
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barnacle(sponge, scrounger)
3
bummer
3
idler(slouch, slug, idler, sponge)
3
loafer(person, lazy, idler)
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lounge lizard(expression, idiom, parasite)
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