παράσῑτ-ος,ὁ,
A. one who eats at the table of another, and repays him with flattery and buffoonery, parasite, Epich. 36 , Arar. 16 , etc.; name of plays by Antiph. , Alex. , and Diph. ;περὶ Παρασίτου, title of work by Luc. : c. gen., κενῆς π. τραπέζης
AP 11.346
( Autom. ) : metaph.,ἰχθὺς ἦν π. (v.ὄψον) Luc. Lex. 6 .
II. ofpriests who had their meals at the public expense, Clitodem. 11 , Polem.Hist. 78 .
2. one who dines with a superior officer, Arist. Fr. 551 .