bloodsucker

noun

blood·​suck·​er ˈbləd-ˌsə-kər How to pronounce bloodsucker (audio)
1
: an animal that sucks blood
especially : leech
2
: a person who sponges or preys on another
bloodsucking adjective

Examples of bloodsucker in a Sentence

Our landlord, the bloodsucker, just raised our rent again. the union accused the company executives of being bloodsuckers, since they had given themselves raises at a time when the rank and file were forced to take cuts in their benefits
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Remmick wants to pull Sammie’s music into his homogeneous blob of bloodsuckers, and likely use it to attract more innocents into the vampire circle. Dani Di Placido, Forbes.com, 24 Apr. 2025 Something wicked their way comes, belatedly, in the form of Remmick, a nomadic bloodsucker drawn by Sammie’s music. A.a. Dowd, Rolling Stone, 17 Apr. 2025 As if dealing with fleas in your yard isn’t enough, these little bloodsuckers can infest your home, too. Arricca Elin Sansone, Southern Living, 31 Mar. 2025 Klaus Kinski plays Count Dracula, Isabelle Adjani is Lucy Harker, and Bruno Ganz is Jonathan Harker in this unforgettable mood piece, a movie that’s so unsettling that one wonders if Kinski might actually be a bloodsucker. Brian Tallerico, Vulture, 8 Jan. 2025 See All Example Sentences for bloodsucker

Word History

First Known Use

14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Time Traveler
The first known use of bloodsucker was in the 14th century

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“Bloodsucker.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bloodsucker. Accessed 21 May. 2025.

Kids Definition

bloodsucker

noun
blood·​suck·​er -ˌsək-ər How to pronounce bloodsucker (audio)
: an animal that sucks blood
especially : leech sense 1
bloodsucking adjective

Medical Definition

bloodsucker

noun
blood·​suck·​er -ˌsək-ər How to pronounce bloodsucker (audio)
: an animal that sucks blood
especially : leech
bloodsucking adjective

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