sangsue — meaning in English
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English meaning
- bleeder noun Someone who bleeds heavily or easily, especially a person with a blood-clotting disorder.
- bloodsucker noun A creature, such as a leech or mosquito, that feeds by sucking blood.
- incubus noun In medieval European folklore, a male demon believed to settle on people as they sleep and cause nightmares.
- leech noun A blood-sucking worm that lives in water, sometimes used medicinally.
Senses
sangsue is used for these senses in English:
- bleeder Anything that saps a resource produced by something else.
- bloodsucker (figurative, derogatory) One who attempts to take as much from others as possible; a leech.
- incubus (by extension) Any oppressive thing or person; a burden.
- leech An aquatic blood-sucking annelid of subclass Hirudinea, especially Hirudo medicinalis.
- leech (figuratively) A person who derives advantage from others in a parasitic fashion.
bleeder — full definition
- noun Someone who bleeds heavily or easily, especially a person with a blood-clotting disorder.
- noun A small valve used to release trapped air or excess pressure from a system.
bloodsucker — full definition
- noun A creature, such as a leech or mosquito, that feeds by sucking blood.
- noun (informal) A person who exploits or drains others for personal gain.