This is the 11682nd most frequent Swedish word.
parasiten
"Parasiten" in English means "the parasite."
The word 'parasiten' refers to a biological organism that survives by exploiting a host without providing benefits in return.
Parasiten lever i värddjurets kropp.
The parasite lives in the host animal's body.
The word 'parasiten' is used metaphorically to describe a person exploiting others without contributing.
Han kallade sin kollega för en parasit eftersom han aldrig bidrog.
He called his colleague a parasite because he never contributed.
The word 'parasiten' is applied figuratively to critique an entity extracting resources from another without providing value.