bloodsucker

Noun
Synonyms: leechhirudinean

WordNet 3.0

Noun (1)

  1. carnivorous or bloodsucking aquatic or terrestrial worms typically having a sucker at each endSynonyms: leechhirudinean
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Webster's Dictionary (GCIDE)

Bloodsucker \Blood"suck`er\, n.

1.(Zool.) Any animal that sucks blood; esp., the leech (Hirudo medicinalis), and related species. [1913 Webster]

2.One who sheds blood; a cruel, bloodthirsty man; one guilty of bloodshed; a murderer. [Obs.] --Shak. [1913 Webster]

3.A hard and exacting master, landlord, or money lender; an extortioner. [1913 Webster]

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