About The Word Bloodsucker
Learn about the word Bloodsucker to help solve your crossword puzzle. Discover Bloodsucker definitions and meaning, origins, synonyms, related terms and more at the free Crossword Dictionary.
Bloodsucker
| Bloodsucker Definition And Meaning |
|---|
What's The Definition Of Bloodsucker?
[n] carnivorous or bloodsucking aquatic or terrestrial worms typically having a sucker at each end
Synonyms | Synonyms for Bloodsucker: hirudinean | leech Related Terms | Find terms related to Bloodsucker: barnacle | bedbug | blackmailer | extortioner | extortionist | freeloader | hanger-on | harpy | leech | lounge lizard | moocher | mosquito | parasite | predator | profiteer | racketeer | raptor | scrounge | scrounger | shakedown artist | shark | spiv | sponge | sponger | sucker | tick | vampire | vulture | wood tick See Also | annelid | annelid worm | class Hirudinea | Hirudinea | Hirudo medicinalis | horseleech | medicinal leech | segmented worm Bloodsucker In Webster's Dictionary \Blood"suck`er\, n.
1. (Zo["o]l.) Any animal that sucks blood; esp., the leech
({Hirudo medicinalis}), and related species.
2. One who sheds blood; a cruel, bloodthirsty man; one guilty
of bloodshed; a murderer. [Obs.] --Shak.
3. A hard and exacting master, landlord, or money lender; an
extortioner.
|
More Crossword Puzzle Words
A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H | I | J | K | L | M | N | O | P | Q | R | S | T | U | V | W | X | Y | Z
Cross Word Of The Day
- Mandatory injunction ‐ injunction requiring the performance of some…
- Fiesta ‐ an elaborate party (often…
- Section gang ‐ a work crew assigned to a section of…
- Face pack ‐ a cream that cleanses and…
- Adjustor ‐ one who investigates insurance claims or claims for damages and…
- Unairworthy ‐ not…
- Undermentioned ‐ about to be mentioned or specified; "the…
- Rogaine ‐ a vasodilator (trade name Loniten) used to treat severe hypertension;…
- Barrage balloon ‐ an elongated tethered balloon or blimp with cables or net suspended…
- Lippmann ‐ French physicist who developed the first color photographic process…