3 definitions found

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

bloodsucker

noun: carnivorous or bloodsucking aquatic or terrestrial worms typically having a sucker at each end [syn: {leech}, {hirudinean}]

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:

Bloodsucker \Blood"suck'er\, noun

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.

From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:

29 Moby Thesaurus words for "bloodsucker": barnacle, bedbug, blackmailer, extortioner, extortionist, freeloader, hanger-on, harpy, leech, lounge lizard, moocher, mosquito, parasite, predator, profiteer, racketeer, raptor, scrounge, scrounger, shakedown artist, shark, spiv, sponge, sponger, sucker, tick, vampire, vulture, wood tick

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