bloodsucker

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun

An animal that drinks the blood of others, especially by sucking blood through a puncture wound; a hemovore.
Any parasite.
Any mosquito, gnat, midge, or other small bug which consumes human blood.
One who attempts to take as much from others as possible; a leech.
A vampire.
The changeable lizard (Calotes versicolor).

/ˈblʌdˌsʌkɚ/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-bloodsucker.wav

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From blood + sucker. The “changeable lizard” sense is perhaps because of the reddish color of its neck.

gadfly

bloodsucking

bloodsuckery

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