Definition of BLOODSUCKER

bloodsucker

Plural: bloodsuckers

Noun

  • carnivorous or bloodsucking aquatic or terrestrial worms typically having a sucker at each end
  • An animal that drinks the blood of others, especially by sucking blood through a puncture wound; a hemovore.
  • Any parasite.
  • One who attempts to take as much from others as possible; a leech.
  • A vampire.
  • The changeable lizard (Calotes versicolor).

Origin / Etymology

From blood + sucker. Sense 5 (“changeable lizard”) is perhaps because of the reddish color of its neck.

Synonyms

hirudinean, leech, gadfly

Scrabble Score: 20

bloodsucker: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Word
bloodsucker: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
bloodsucker: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 24

bloodsucker: valid Words With Friends Word