The difference between Parasite and User
When used as nouns, parasite means a person who lives on other people's efforts or expense and gives little or nothing back, whereas user means one who uses or makes use of something, a consumer/client or an express or implied licensee (free user) or a trespasser.
check bellow for the other definitions of Parasite and User
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Parasite as a noun (pejorative):
A person who lives on other people's efforts or expense and gives little or nothing back.
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Parasite as a noun (pejorative):
A sycophant or hanger-on.
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Parasite as a noun (biology):
An organism that lives on or in another organism, deriving benefit from living on or in that other organism, while not contributing towards that other organism sufficiently to cover the cost to that other organism.
Examples:
"Lice, fleas, ticks and mites are widely spread parasites."
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Parasite as a noun (literary, poetic):
A climbing plant which is supported by a wall, trellis etc.
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User as a noun:
One who uses or makes use of something, a consumer/client or an express or implied licensee (free user) or a trespasser.
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User as a noun:
A person who uses drugs, especially illegal drugs.
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User as a noun (computing):
A person who uses a computer or a computing network, especially a person who has received a user account.
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User as a noun (pejorative):
An exploiter, an abuser (a person who "uses" people, that is treats and regards people unfairly, selfishly and/or unethically).
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User as a noun (legal):
In land law, meaning either 1. or 2. above or use. Usually in singular form to mean use wherever there is assiduous re-use of precedents and aloof textbooks verbatim. Modern law, guarded against ambiguity, widely disfavors the term.