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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
The siblings played two very different types of bloodsuckers in their respective roles.
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Emlyn Travis Published, EW.com, 15 May 2025
Remmick wants to pull Sammie’s music into his homogeneous blob of bloodsuckers, and likely use it to attract more innocents into the vampire circle.
—Dani Di Placido, Forbes.com, 24 Apr. 2025
Something wicked their way comes, belatedly, in the form of Remmick, a nomadic bloodsucker drawn by Sammie’s music.
—A.a. Dowd, Rolling Stone, 17 Apr. 2025
As if dealing with fleas in your yard isn’t enough, these little bloodsuckers can infest your home, too.
—Arricca Elin Sansone, Southern Living, 31 Mar. 2025
See All Example Sentences for bloodsucker
Emlyn Travis Published, EW.com, 15 May 2025
Remmick wants to pull Sammie’s music into his homogeneous blob of bloodsuckers, and likely use it to attract more innocents into the vampire circle.
—Dani Di Placido, Forbes.com, 24 Apr. 2025
Something wicked their way comes, belatedly, in the form of Remmick, a nomadic bloodsucker drawn by Sammie’s music.
—A.a. Dowd, Rolling Stone, 17 Apr. 2025
As if dealing with fleas in your yard isn’t enough, these little bloodsuckers can infest your home, too.
—Arricca Elin Sansone, Southern Living, 31 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for bloodsucker
Noun
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Grooming too frequently can indicate issues such as parasites, allergies, infections, pain, or stress.—
Maria Azzurra Volpe,
MSNBC Newsweek,
30 July 2025
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Their demise was later hastened by a parasite called Bonamia ostreae, which is thought to have been imported from California around 1979.—
Sarah Kuta,
Smithsonian Magazine,
29 July 2025
Noun
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In that way, Broken Voices is about the circumstances that allow abuse to happen; Vitek is like a vampire, a cold and distant creature capable of great charm, and Karolina, in all her disarming naivety, is easy prey.—
Damon Wise,
Deadline,
10 July 2025
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So far, the answer seems to be blues-loving vampires, a cuddly alien and a life-sized block world.—
Brent Lang,
Variety,
8 July 2025
Noun
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Grooming also helps mask scent from potential predators.—
Maria Azzurra Volpe,
MSNBC Newsweek,
30 July 2025
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But hominins simply cannot tolerate consuming the high levels of protein that large predators can.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
28 July 2025
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“Bloodsucker.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bloodsucker. Accessed 7 Aug. 2025.
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