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blood⋅suck⋅er

  [bluhd-suhk-er]
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–noun
1. any animal that sucks blood, esp. a leech.
2. an extortioner or usurer.
3. sponger (def. 2).
Origin:
1350–1400; ME; see blood, sucker

Related forms:
bloodsucking, adjective
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blood·suck·er   (blŭd'sŭk'ər)   
n.  
  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

Blood"suck`er\, n. 1. (Zo["o]l.) Any animal that sucks blood; esp., the leech (Hirudo medicinalis), and related species.

2. One who sheds blood; a cruel, bloodthirsty man; one guilty of bloodshed; a murderer. [Obs.] --Shak.

3. A hard and exacting master, landlord, or money lender; an extortioner.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc.
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Main Entry: blood·suck·er
Pronunciation: -"s&k-&r
Function: noun
: an animal that sucks blood; especially : LEECH —blood·suck·ing /-i[ng]/ adjective
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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