súmaire — meaning in English
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English meaning
- freeloader noun A person who takes advantage of others' generosity without contributing or paying their fair share.
- leech noun A blood-sucking worm that lives in water, sometimes used medicinally.
- parasite noun An organism that lives on or in another species and benefits at that host's expense.
- sinkhole noun A hole in the ground formed when water dissolves underlying rock, causing the surface to collapse.
- sucker noun A person who is easily fooled or persuaded.
- vampire noun A legendary undead creature said to survive by drinking the blood of the living.
Senses
súmaire is used for these senses in English:
- freeloader (colloquial) One who does not contribute or pay appropriately; one who gets a free ride, etc. without paying a fair share.
- horse-leech A type of sucking worm, Haemopis sanguisuga, larger than the common leech.
- 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.
- parasite (pejorative) A person who lives on other people's efforts or expense and gives little or nothing back. [from 16th c.]
- sinkhole (geology) A hole formed in soluble rock by the action of water, serving to conduct surface water to an underground passage.
- sucker A thing that works by sucking something.
- vampire A mythological creature (usually humanoid and undead) said to feed on the blood or life energy of the living. [from 1732]
leech — full definition
- noun A blood-sucking worm that lives in water, sometimes used medicinally.
- noun A person who takes advantage of others without giving anything back.
- verb To drain something, such as money or resources, without contributing in return.