leeches

Noun

• carnivorous or bloodsucking aquatic or terrestrial worms typically having a sucker at each end
• a follower who hangs around a host (without benefit to the host) in hope of gain or advantage
• plural of leech

Verb

• draw blood
• third-person singular simple present indicative of leech

Synonyms

bleed, bloodsucker, hirudinean, leech, parasite, phlebotomise, phlebotomize, sponge, sponger