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bloodsucker n.also blood-sucker, late 14c., "an animal that sucks blood," from blood (n.) + sucker (n.). Originally especially medicinal leeches. In the figurative sense, of persons, "extortioner, sponger, one who preys on others," it is attested from 1660s. Related: Bloodsucking. updated on October 16, 2022 |