| Main Entry: | |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | extortionist |
| Synonyms: | extortioner, freeloader, leech, parasite, sanguisuge, sponge, tick, vampire |
| Main Entry: | parasite |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | something that exists by taking from or depending on another |
| Synonyms: | barnacle, bloodsucker, bootlicker, deadbeat, dependent, flunky, freeloader, groupie, hanger-on, idler, leech, scrounger, sponge, stooge, sucker, sycophant, taker |
| Antonyms: | blessing |
| Main Entry: | gold digger |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | opportunist |
| Synonyms: | bloodsucker, exploiter, forty-niner, gold miner, gold panner, leech, mineworker, parasite, sponge, user |
| Main Entry: | barnacle |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | parasite |
| Synonyms: | appendage, bloodsucker, crustacean, freeloader, hanger-on, leech |