bloodsucker Meaning, Definition & Usage
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noun carnivorous or bloodsucking aquatic or terrestrial worms typically having a sucker at each end
leech; hirudinean.
WordNet
Blood"suck`er noun
Definitions
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(Zoöl.) Any animal that sucks blood; esp., the leech ( Hirudo medicinalis ), and related species. -
One who sheds blood; a cruel, bloodthirsty man; one guilty of bloodshed; a murderer. Obs. Shak. -
A hard and exacting master, landlord, or money lender; an extortioner.
