bloodsucker
blood·suck·er / ˈblədˌsəkər/ • n. 1. an animal or insect that sucks blood, esp. a leech or a mosquito. 2. a person who extorts money. ∎ a person who lives off others; a parasite.DERIVATIVES: blood·suck·ing / -ˌsəking/ adj.
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