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

Plenty of horror movies have shifted the focus from vampires to vampire hunters, imagining an underground network of stake-drivers combatting the elusive breed of bloodsuckers. —Dennis Harvey, Variety, 11 July 2025

Researcher Santiago Sánchez-Vicente offers tips to protect yourself from the bloodsuckers this tick season. —Khloe Quill, FOXNews.com, 18 June 2025

And as mosquito season has lengthened in recent years amid warming temperatures, some of the bloodsuckers now stick around until December in parts of the Southland. —Lila Seidman, Los Angeles Times, 20 May 2025

The siblings played two very different types of bloodsuckers in their respective roles. —Emlyn Travis Published, EW.com, 15 May 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