bloodsucking

Definitions of bloodsucking
  1. adjective
    drawing blood from the body of another
    “a plague of bloodsucking insects”
    synonyms:
    bloody
    having or covered with or accompanied by blood
  2. adjective
    of plants or persons; having the nature or habits of a parasite or leech; living off another
    “bloodsucking blackmailer”
    synonyms: leechlike, parasitic, parasitical
    dependent
    relying on or requiring a person or thing for support, supply, or what is needed
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