bloodsucker

(-suk′ər)

noun

  1. an animal that sucks blood, esp. a leech
  2. a person who extorts or otherwise takes as much as possible from another

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See bloodsucker in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun
  1. An animal, such as a leech, that sucks blood.
  2. An extortionist or a blackmailer.
  3. A person who is intrusively or overly dependent upon another; a parasite.

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  • bloodˈsuckˌing adjective

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