bloodsucker

  • 11bloodsucker — blood·suck·er .sək ər n an animal that sucks blood esp LEECH blood·suck·ing iŋ adj …

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  • 12bloodsucker — Synonyms and related words: barnacle, bedbug, blackmailer, extortioner, extortionist, freeloader, hanger on, harpy, leech, lounge lizard, moocher, mosquito, parasite, predator, profiteer, racketeer, raptor, scrounge, scrounger, shakedown artist,… …

    Moby Thesaurus

  • 13bloodsucker — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. leech, parasite; tick, mosquito, etc.; extortionist. See animal, acquisition. II (Roget s Thesaurus II) noun One who depends on another for support without reciprocating: hanger on, leech, parasite,… …

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  • 14bloodsucker — blood|suck|er [ˈblʌdˌsʌkə US ər] n 1.) a creature that sucks blood from the bodies of other animals 2.) informal someone who always uses other people s money or help used in order to show disapproval …

    Dictionary of contemporary English

  • 15bloodsucker — blood|suck|er [ blʌd,sʌkər ] noun count 1. ) INFORMAL someone who expects other people to provide them with money, food, etc. and does not make any effort to provide it for themselves 2. ) an insect that feeds on the blood of animals or people …

    Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • 16bloodsucker — n. leech; extortioner …

    English contemporary dictionary

  • 17bloodsucker — noun an animal or insect that sucks blood, especially a leech or a mosquito. Derivatives bloodsucking adjective …

    English new terms dictionary

  • 18bloodsucker — noun (C) 1 (C) a creature that sucks blood from the body of other animals 2 informal someone who always uses other people s money or help …

    Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • 19bloodsucker — blood•suck•er [[t]ˈblʌdˌsʌk ər[/t]] n. 1) zool. any animal that sucks blood 2) an extortioner 3) sponger • Etymology: 1350–1400 blood′suck ing, adj …

    From formal English to slang

  • 20Bloodsucker — This is a word used in English speaking countries to describe a vampire. Source: Cassidy, Dictionary of American Regional English, 290; Jones, On the Nightmare, 98; Ogilvie, Imperial Dictionary of the English Language, 539 …

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