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bloodsucker

bloodsucker

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An animal that drinks the blood of other animals, like a mosquito
  • noun
  • /ˈblʌdˌsʌkər/
translation icon : hematófago
  • I found a bloodsucker sucking my blood while I was camping in the woods.
  • little bloodsuckers
  • kill bloodsuckers
  • find bloodsuckers

Examples

  • Real live Mexican bloodsucker worms.

    Shoot Out (1971)

  • It's a movie about vampires, and vampires are bloodsuckers.

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  • Fleas are notorious bloodsuckers, and the term 'knave' is often used to describe crafty but unprincipled persons.

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  • Beware of those pesky bloodsuckers at the lake; they can ruin a nice day outdoors.

  • Some creatures, like leeches and certain mosquitoes, are known as bloodsuckers because they feed on the blood of other animals.

Surface Forms

bloodsucker singular
bloodsuckers plural

Morphology

bloodsucker = blood + sucker (transparent) = blood + sucker

The compound 'blood' + 'sucker' directly denotes a creature that sucks blood; the components are common and the literal sense is easily inferred.

Etymology

Bloodsucker is made of blood and sucker, so it literally names animals that 'suck' blood, like a mosquito or leech that takes blood from another animal.