bloodsucker
Origin of bloodsucker
1Other words from bloodsucker
- bloodsucking, adjective
Words Nearby bloodsucker
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How to use bloodsucker in a sentence
Claire Rusch studies these bloodsuckers at the University of Washington in Seattle.
Mosquitoes see red, which may be why they find us so appealing | Laura Allen | April 1, 2022 | Science News For StudentsA recent study published in the journal PLoS Biology found that on foraging trips away from home, these bloodsuckers tend to meet up with roost mates they share close bonds with.
Vampire bats rendezvous with their friends when dining out | Elana Spivack | September 28, 2021 | Popular-ScienceMaoist slogans decrying them as “capitalist bloodsuckers” have begun reappearing on social media.
How China Is Cracking Down on Its Once Untouchable Tech Titans | Charlie Campbell / Shanghai | May 20, 2021 | TimeAnother user called it “ironic” that another popular Weibo search term was Pinduoduo founder Colin Huang’s net worth and added, “capitalists are bloodsuckers.”
China’s consumers are turning against the homegrown Big Tech giants they once revered | Grady McGregor | January 16, 2021 | FortuneBacteria that are potentially deadly to the bloodsuckers live on human skin.
How some ticks protect themselves from deadly bacteria on human skin | Erin Garcia de Jesus | December 10, 2020 | Science News
British Dictionary definitions for bloodsucker
/ (ˈblʌdˌsʌkə) /
an animal that sucks blood, esp a leech or mosquito
a person or thing that preys upon another person, esp by extorting money
Derived forms of bloodsucker
- bloodsucking, adjective
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