bloodsucking

2 definitions found

bloodsucking - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  bloodsucking \bloodsucking\ adj.
     1. drawing blood from the body of another; as, a plague of
        bloodsucking insects.
        [WordNet 1.5]
  
     2. having the nature or habits of a parasite or leech; living
        off another; -- of plants or persons; as, a bloodsucking
        blackmailer; bloodsucking lawyers.
  
     Syn: parasitic, parasitical, leechlike.
          [WordNet 1.5 +PJC]

bloodsucking - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  bloodsucking
      adj 1: drawing blood from the body of another; "a plague of
             bloodsucking insects"
      2: of plants or persons; having the nature or habits of a
         parasite or leech; living off another; "a wealthy class
         parasitic upon the labor of the masses"; "parasitic vines
         that strangle the trees"; "bloodsucking blackmailer"; "his
         indolent leechlike existence" [syn: parasitic,
         parasitical, leechlike, bloodsucking]