bloodsucker
pronunciation
How to pronounce bloodsucker in British English:
UK [ˈblʌdsʌkə(r)]
How to pronounce bloodsucker in American English:
US [ˈblʌdˌsʌkɚ]
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- Noun:
- carnivorous or bloodsucking aquatic or terrestrial worms typically having a sucker at each end
Word Origin
- bloodsucker (n.)
- also blood-sucker, late 14c., of animals, from blood (n.) + sucker (n.); in the figurative sense, of persons, it is attested from 1660s.
Example
- 1. In the boot his pet dog , bloodsucker , shared space with an m-16 assault rifle .
- 2. Ever since then it 's been a bloodsucker hangout .
- 3. A wolf attacked and killed the bloodsucker to save her .
- 4. But be in the wintry day night with a biting cold wind , bloodsucker rambles ave lane also cannot find a living person .
- 5. I attacked the first bloodsucker with all my force , which was a lot , sending him flying hitting the back wall of the living room away from the girls .