sanguessuga — meaning in English
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English meaning
- bloodsucker noun A creature, such as a leech or mosquito, that feeds by sucking blood.
- leech noun A blood-sucking worm that lives in water, sometimes used medicinally.
Senses
sanguessuga is used for these senses in English:
- bloodsucker (figurative, derogatory) One who attempts to take as much from others as possible; a 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.
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.
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.