- bloodsucker
- bloodsucker also blood-sucker, late 14c., of animals, from BLOOD (Cf. blood) (n.) + sucker; in the figurative sense, of persons, it is attested from 1660s.
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Bloodsucker — Blood suck er, n. 1. (Zo[ o]l.) Any animal that sucks blood; esp., the leech ({Hirudo medicinalis}), and related species. [1913 Webster] 2. One who sheds blood; a cruel, bloodthirsty man; one guilty of bloodshed; a murderer. [Obs.] Shak. [1913… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
bloodsucker — index parasite Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
bloodsucker — [blud′suk΄ər] n. 1. an animal that sucks blood, esp. a leech 2. a person who extorts or otherwise takes as much as possible from another bloodsucking adj., n … English World dictionary
bloodsucker — [[t]blʌ̱dsʌkə(r)[/t]] bloodsuckers 1) N COUNT A bloodsucker is any creature that sucks blood from a wound that it has made in an animal or person. 2) N COUNT (disapproval) If you call someone a bloodsucker, you disapprove of them because you… … English dictionary
bloodsucker — UK [ˈblʌdˌsʌkə(r)] / US [ˈblʌdˌsʌkər] noun [countable] Word forms bloodsucker : singular bloodsucker plural bloodsuckers 1) an insect that feeds on the blood of animals or people 2) informal someone who expects other people to provide them with… … English dictionary
Bloodsucker (disambiguation) — Bloodsucker may refer to:* Bloodsuckers , an album by the Varukers * Bloodsucker, an animal that practices hematophagy * Bloodsucker , a song by Deep Purple from their 1970 album In Rock * Bloodsucker , a 1994 Maxi CD 1994 by Paralysed Age *… … Wikipedia
bloodsucker — noun Date: 14th century 1. an animal that sucks blood; especially leech 2. a person who sponges or preys on another • bloodsucking adjective … New Collegiate Dictionary
bloodsucker — bloodsucking, adj. /blud suk euhr/, n. 1. any animal that sucks blood, esp. a leech. 2. an extortioner or usurer. 3. sponger (def. 2). [1350 1400; ME; see BLOOD, SUCKER] * * * … Universalium
bloodsucker — noun a) One who drinks the blood of others, especially by sucking blood through a puncture wound. b) By extension, any parasite … Wiktionary
bloodsucker — blood·suck·er .sək ər n an animal that sucks blood esp LEECH blood·suck·ing iŋ adj … Medical dictionary
