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Bloodsucker   Listen
noun
Bloodsucker  n.  
1.
(Zool.) 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.)
3.
A hard and exacting master, landlord, or money lender; an extortioner.





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Words linked to "Bloodsucker" :   medicinal leech, Hirudinea, annelid, annelid worm, hirudinean, class Hirudinea, horseleech, segmented worm


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