leech in Dutch
leech in Dutch
bloedzuiger
An aquatic blood-sucking annelid of subclass Hirudinea, especially Hirudo medicinalis.
echel
An aquatic blood-sucking annelid of subclass Hirudinea, especially Hirudo medicinalis.
laak
An aquatic blood-sucking annelid of subclass Hirudinea, especially Hirudo medicinalis.
lijk
(nautical) The vertical edge of a square sail.
bloedzuiger
(figuratively) A person who derives advantage from others in a parasitic fashion.
parasiet
(figuratively) A person who derives advantage from others in a parasitic fashion.
uitzuiger
(figuratively) A person who derives advantage from others in a parasitic fashion.
heler
(Germanic paganism) A healer.
aderlaten
(transitive, literally) To apply a leech medicinally, so that it sucks blood from the patient.
aderlaten
(transitive, figuratively) To drain (resources) without giving back.
uitzuigen
(transitive, figuratively) To drain (resources) without giving back.