bloodsucker

blood·suck·er

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [bluhd-suhk-er]
- /ˈblʌdˌsʌk ər/
- /ˈblʌd.sʌk.ər/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [bluhd-suhk-er]
- /ˈblʌdˌsʌk ər/

Definitions of bloodsucker word

countable noun bloodsucker A bloodsucker is any creature that sucks blood from a wound that it has made in an animal or person. 3
countable noun bloodsucker If you call someone a bloodsucker, you disapprove of them because you think they do not do anything worthwhile but live off the efforts of other people. 3
noun bloodsucker an animal that sucks blood, esp a leech or mosquito 3
noun bloodsucker a person or thing that preys upon another person, esp by extorting money 3
noun bloodsucker an animal that sucks blood, esp. a leech 3
noun bloodsucker a person who extorts or otherwise takes as much as possible from another 3

See all 15 definitions of bloodsucker

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Origin of bloodsucker

First appearance:

before 1350

One of the 20% oldest English words

Middle English word dating back to 1350-1400; See origin at blood, sucker

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Parts of speech for Bloodsucker

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bloodsucker popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 48% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data about 61% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

bloodsucker usage trend in Literature

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Synonyms for bloodsucker

noun bloodsucker

parasite — an organism that lives on or in an organism of another species, known as the host, from the body of which it obtains nutriment.
sponge — any aquatic, chiefly marine animal of the phylum Porifera, having a porous structure and usually a horny, siliceous or calcareous internal skeleton or framework, occurring in large, sessile colonies.
freeloader — to take advantage of others for free food, entertainment, etc.
tick — a score or account.
leech — Margaret, 1893–1974, U.S. historian, novelist, and biographer.

All 6 Synonyms of bloodsucker