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as in parasite
a person who is supported by or seeks support from another without making an adequate return
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
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as in vampire
a person who habitually preys upon others
a sleazy lawyer who had a reputation for being a shyster, an ambulance chaser, and an all-around bloodsucker
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Recent Examples of bloodsucker
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.
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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
Cage’s go-for-broke performance comes in the service of playing a New York City literary agent who is consumed with the possibility he has been turned into an undead bloodsucker.
—Jordan Crucchiola, Vulture, 26 Apr. 2025
These bloodsuckers operate using many of the old-fashioned, often forgotten vampire rules, like being repelled by garlic and needing permission to enter a building.
—Dani Di Placido, Forbes.com, 24 Apr. 2025
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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
Cage’s go-for-broke performance comes in the service of playing a New York City literary agent who is consumed with the possibility he has been turned into an undead bloodsucker.
—Jordan Crucchiola, Vulture, 26 Apr. 2025
These bloodsuckers operate using many of the old-fashioned, often forgotten vampire rules, like being repelled by garlic and needing permission to enter a building.
—Dani Di Placido, Forbes.com, 24 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for bloodsucker
Noun
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Many parasites also require multiple hosts to complete their life cycles, so their presence and/or absence can reveal a great deal about the health and complexity of an ecosystem.—
Melissa Cristina Márquez,
Forbes.com,
19 Sep. 2025
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To be diagnosed, a person must test positive to two tests that detect antibodies to different antigens, or a foreign substance in the body like toxins, bacteria, chemicals or viruses, of the parasite, the CDC said.—
Jennifer Rodriguez,
Miami Herald,
17 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Lord Vampyre’s Very Important Monsters Costume Party — Compete in a costume contest hosted by the Lego vampire.—
Brady MacDonald,
Oc Register,
19 Sep. 2025
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On the plus side, no vampires were detected in the baby cohort.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
19 Sep. 2025
Noun
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With this brush with a violent predator, the Season 1 premiere finds Morgan sheltering in place at home with her kids and her ex Ludo (Taran Killam) while a police officer watches over the house outside.—
Kelly Lawler,
USA Today,
17 Sep. 2025
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Cavefish keep their eggs and even sometimes young fish, in their mouth, a practice called mouth brooding that is thought to protect young cavefish from predators.—
Karl Schneider,
IndyStar,
17 Sep. 2025
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“Bloodsucker.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bloodsucker. Accessed 21 Sep. 2025.
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