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bloodsucker

noun

Meaning

  1. An animal that drinks the blood of others, especially by sucking blood through a puncture wound; a hemovore.
  2. (by extension) Any parasite.
  3. (by extension) One who attempts to take as much from others as possible; a leech.
  4. A vampire.

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Sources

  1. DictionaryAPI.dev English dictionary data
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