Bloodsucking

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  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]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  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}]