bloodsucking
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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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Adj. | 1. | bloodsucking - drawing blood from the body of another; "a plague of bloodsucking insects" bloody - having or covered with or accompanied by blood; "a bloody nose"; "your scarf is all bloody"; "the effects will be violent and probably bloody"; "a bloody fight" |
2. | bloodsucking - of plants or persons; having the nature or habits of a parasite or leech; living off another; "a wealthy class parasitic upon the labor of the masses"; "parasitic vines that strangle the trees"; "bloodsucking blackmailer"; "his indolent leechlike existence" dependent - relying on or requiring a person or thing for support, supply, or what is needed; "dependent children"; "dependent on moisture" |
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bloodsucking
adjectiveOf or characteristic of a parasite:
Slang: freeloading.
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