bloodsucker

noun

blood·​suck·​er ˈbləd-ˌsə-kər 

1

: an animal that sucks blood

especially : leech

2

: a person who sponges or preys on another

bloodsucking

ˈbləd-ˌsə-kiŋ 

adjective

Synonyms

• parasite

Examples of bloodsucker in a Sentence

Our landlord, the bloodsucker, just raised our rent again.

the union accused the company executives of being bloodsuckers, since they had given themselves raises at a time when the rank and file were forced to take cuts in their benefits

Recent Examples on the Web

This Reagan-era standout brought the over-the-top gore but also plenty of camp in a coming-of-age story with teens becoming bloodsuckers. —Brian Truitt, USA Today, 18 Oct. 2025

Dress as your own unique bloodsucker and paint the Alameda Elks Lodge red. —John Metcalfe, Mercury News, 16 Oct. 2025

With all of that in play, the vampire may seem hardly necessary, but Jones uses his unique spin on the bloodsucker to trace the hard legacy of Manifest Destiny and the excavation of Indigenous American culture. —Neil McRobert, Vulture, 16 Oct. 2025

The series helped fuel the sexy, romantic bloodsucker trend, making Moyer a heartthrob. —Matt Cabral, Entertainment Weekly, 4 Oct. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Rhymes for bloodsucker

• pecker
• pucker
• succor
• sucker
• trucker
• tucker

Kids Definition

bloodsucker

noun

blood·​suck·​er -ˌsək-ər 

: an animal that sucks blood

especially : leech sense 1

bloodsucking

-ˌsək-iŋ 

adjective

Medical Definition

bloodsucker

noun

blood·​suck·​er -ˌsək-ər 

: an animal that sucks blood

especially : leech

bloodsucking

-iŋ 

adjective