bloodsucker

English

noun

Definitions

An animal that drinks the blood of others, especially by sucking blood through a puncture wound; a hemovore.
(by extension) Any parasite.
(by extension) One who attempts to take as much from others as possible; a leech.
A vampire.

Etymology

Compound from English blood (red) + English sucker.

Origin

English

sucker

Gloss

Timeline

Distribution of cognates by language

Geogrpahic distribution of cognates

Cognates and derived terms

Bloodgate English
Suckerville English
ablood English
ballsucker English
beblood English
blood English
blood wurst English
blood-red English
bloodbath English
bloodberry English
bloodbird English
bloodborne English
blooded English
blooden English
blooder English
bloodfed English
bloodfest English
bloodfin English
bloodguilt English
bloodguilty English
bloodhead English
bloodheat English
bloodhound English
bloodhungry English
blooding English
bloodlands English
bloodleaf English
bloodless English
bloodlet English
bloodletter English
bloodletting English
bloodlike English
bloodline English
bloodloss English
bloodlust English
bloodmeal English
bloodmobile English
bloodnut English
bloodplay English
bloodroot English
bloodscape English
bloodshed English
bloodshedder English
bloodshedding English
bloodshot English
bloodshotting English
bloodsoaked English
bloodsome English
bloodsport English
bloodspot English
bloodstain English
bloodstained English
bloodstaining English
bloodstick English
bloodstock English
bloodstone English
bloodstream English
bloodstroke English
bloodsucking English
bloodthirst English
bloodthirster English
bloodthirsting English
bloodthirsty English
bloodwood English
bloodwork English
bloodwort English
bloody English
bogsucker English
carpsucker English
chubsucker English
clitsucker English
clocksucker English
cocksucker English
cryoblood English
cuntsucker English
cybersucker English
desucker English
dicksucker English
goatsucker English
gutterblood English
half-blood English
heart-blood English
hogsucker English
honeysucker English
lifeblood English
lumpsucker English
mixblood English
moonblood English
mudsucker English
nonblood English
noseblood English
oxblood English
pseudosucker English
pureblood English
rocksucker English
sandsucker English
sapsucker English
scumsucker English
self-blood English
selfsucker English
sharksucker English
suck English
sucker English
suckerdom English
suckerfish English
suckerhood English
suckerish English
suckerlike English
suckermouth English
thumbsucker English
titsucker English
whalesucker English
wheelsucker English
windsucker English
youngblood English
blood Middle English
souker Middle English
μπλάντι Greek (modern)
blad Torres Strait Creole