bloodsucker

• Sustantivo que designa a un animal que se alimenta de sangre, como ciertos gusanos o sanguijuelas, o por extensión a una persona que explota o se aprovecha de otros.

A noun referring to a carnivorous or bloodsucking aquatic or terrestrial worm, typically having a sucker at each end.

1. LeechB2formalscientific

   A carnivorous or bloodsucking aquatic or terrestrial worm, typically having a sucker at each end, used historically in medicine for bloodletting.

   Sanguijuela

   • The doctor applied a bloodsucker to the patient's skin to draw blood.
   • Bloodsuckers are often found in freshwater ponds and marshes.
   • Some species of bloodsuckers are used in modern medicine for wound healing.

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2. Parasitic personB2informal

   A person who exploits or lives off others, often financially or emotionally, without giving anything in return.

   sanguijuela (persona parasitaria)

   • He's nothing but a bloodsucker, always borrowing money and never repaying.
   • She called her ex-boyfriend a bloodsucker for draining her savings.
   • The landlord was a real bloodsucker, raising the rent every month.

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