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bloodsucker

[ bluhd-suhk-er ]

noun

  1. any animal that sucks blood, especially a leech.
  2. an extortioner or usurer.

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

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Derived Forms

  • ˈbloodˌsucking, adjective

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Other Words From

  • bloodsucking adjective

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Word History and Origins

Origin of bloodsucker1

Middle English word dating back to 1350–1400; blood, sucker

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