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blood·suck·er

(blŭd′sŭk′ər)

1. An animal, such as a leech, that sucks blood.

2. An extortionist or a blackmailer.

3. A person who is intrusively or overly dependent upon another; a parasite.

blood′suck′ing adj.

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bloodsucker

(ˈblʌdˌsʌkə)

1. (Animals) an animal that sucks blood, esp a leech or mosquito

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

ˈbloodˌsucking adj

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blood•suck•er

(ˈblʌdˌsʌk ər)

n.

1. any animal that sucks blood.

2. an extortioner.

3. sponger (def. 1).

[1350–1400]

blood′suck`ing, adj.

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Noun

bloodsucker - carnivorous or bloodsucking aquatic or terrestrial worms typically having a sucker at each end

hirudinean, leech

annelid, annelid worm, segmented worm - worms with cylindrical bodies segmented both internally and externally

class Hirudinea, Hirudinea - hermaphroditic aquatic or terrestrial or parasitic annelids

Hirudo medicinalis, medicinal leech - large European freshwater leech formerly used for bloodletting

horseleech - any of several large freshwater leeches

bloodsucker

noun

One who depends on another for support without reciprocating:

hanger-on, leech, parasite, sponge.

Slang: freeloader.

Translations

bloodsucker

[ˈblʌdsʌkəʳ] N (Zool, fig) → sanguijuela f

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bloodsucker

[ˈblʌdˌsʌkəʳ] n (also) (fig) → sanguisuga

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