The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 5 letter word LEECH , but the solution may also be HANGERON which is one of the most recent solution (2015 in Newsday).
Parasitic person crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| LEECH | 50 % | 5 |
| HANGERON | 25 % | 8 |
| USER | 25 % | 4 |
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Parasitic person
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- leech
- parasite
- hanger-on
- sponger
- mooch
- sponge
- yogi
- vulture
- lethargic
- scab
- tap
- prog
Crossword Answer definitions
LEECH noun- An aquatic blood-sucking annelid of class Hirudinea, especially Hirudo medicinalis.
- A person who derives profit from others in a parasitic fashion.
- A glass tube designed for drawing blood from damaged tissue by means of a vacuum.
- To apply a leech medicinally, so that it sucks blood from the patient.
- To drain (resources) without giving back.
- A physician.
- (Heathenry) A healer.
- To treat, cure or heal.
- The vertical edge of a square sail.
- The aft edge of a triangular sail.
More crossword clues leading to the same solutions
Here's a few more crossword clues - all leading to the identical solution
More clues leading to the result LEECH
- Bloodletter's critter
- Hanger-on
- Sponge
- Big sucker
- Bloodsucker
- Sucker
- Moocher
- Annelid useful to ancient doctors
- Annelid used in hirudotherapy
- Sucker at the lake
More clues leading to the result HANGERON
- The last to leave the party
- Useless member of an entourage
- Toady
- Sycophant
- Groupie, e.g.
- Parasite
- Parasitic person
- Dependent.
- Sycophant.
- Follower