BLOODSUCKER


Meaning of BLOODSUCKER in English

ˈ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ noun

Etymology: Middle English blood soukere, from blood + soukere sucker — more at sucker

1. : an animal that sucks blood ; especially : leech

2. : a person who bleeds another preying upon his money, ideas, or other resources : sponger , extortioner ; sometimes : a rapacious and exacting master, landlord, or moneylender

3.

a. : any of several Indian lizards (genus Calotes ) having the throat blotched with red

b. : any of several Australian lizards

Webster's New International English Dictionary.      Новый международный словарь английского языка Webster.