Bloodsucker
noun
An animal that sucks blood, like a leech or mosquito.
She felt an itch on her arm and found a tiny bloodsucker clinging on her skin.
Often appears as...
- parasitic bloodsucker
- tiny bloodsucker
noun
A person who exploits others for personal profit.
He's a real bloodsucker, always making people work overtime without extra pay.
Often appears as...
- corporate bloodsucker
- bloodsucker boss
Usage tips
Informal, Disapproving
Colloquial
noun
An animal that sucks blood, like a leech or mosquito.
She felt an itch on her arm and found a tiny bloodsucker clinging on her skin.
Often appears as...
- parasitic bloodsucker
- tiny bloodsucker
noun
A person who exploits others for personal profit.
He's a real bloodsucker, always making people work overtime without extra pay.
Often appears as...
- corporate bloodsucker
- bloodsucker boss
Usage tips
Informal, Disapproving
Colloquial
Definition 1 of 2
Pro Tip 1/3Literal Meaning
Used to describe real creatures that drink blood for survival.
During the hike, we were swarmed by bloodsuckers like mosquitoes.
Pro Tip 2/3Negative Emotion
Invokes a sense of discomfort or disgust, often used to emphasize annoyance.
Don't go by the lake, it's filled with bloodsuckers this time of year.
Pro Tip 3/3Not Humans
Refers to non-human species, although used metaphorically for people sometimes.
The documentary showed how bloodsuckers are vital to the ecosystem.
Pro Tip 1/3Literal Meaning
Used to describe real creatures that drink blood for survival.
During the hike, we were swarmed by bloodsuckers like mosquitoes.
Pro Tip 2/3Negative Emotion
Invokes a sense of discomfort or disgust, often used to emphasize annoyance.
Don't go by the lake, it's filled with bloodsuckers this time of year.
Pro Tip 3/3Not Humans
Refers to non-human species, although used metaphorically for people sometimes.
The documentary showed how bloodsuckers are vital to the ecosystem.
Pro Tip 1/3Literal Meaning
Used to describe real creatures that drink blood for survival.
During the hike, we were swarmed by bloodsuckers like mosquitoes.
Pro Tip 2/3Negative Emotion
Invokes a sense of discomfort or disgust, often used to emphasize annoyance.
Don't go by the lake, it's filled with bloodsuckers this time of year.
Pro Tip 3/3Not Humans
Refers to non-human species, although used metaphorically for people sometimes.
The documentary showed how bloodsuckers are vital to the ecosystem.
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Quote examples
Victor LaValle
American Author
Bram Stoker's 'Dracula' was a story about the fear of immigration; the bad old bloodsucker swooping in from Eastern Europe and also preying upon 'our' vulnerable women.
Quote examples
Victor LaValle
American Author
Bram Stoker's 'Dracula' was a story about the fear of immigration; the bad old bloodsucker swooping in from Eastern Europe and also preying upon 'our' vulnerable women.
Example 1 of 1
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