bloodsucker

[ bluhd-suhk-er ]
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noun
  1. any animal that sucks blood, especially a leech.

  2. an extortioner or usurer.

Origin of bloodsucker

1
Middle English word dating back to 1350–1400; see origin at blood, sucker

Other words from bloodsucker

  • bloodsucking, adjective

Words Nearby bloodsucker

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British Dictionary definitions for bloodsucker

bloodsucker

/ (ˈblʌdˌsʌkə) /


noun
  1. an animal that sucks blood, esp a leech or mosquito

  2. a person or thing that preys upon another person, esp by extorting money

Derived forms of bloodsucker

  • bloodsucking, adjective

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