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leech in Dutch

leech in Dutch

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