English-Thai Dictionary
bloodsucker
N สัตว์ ที่ ดูด เลือด
Webster's 1913 Dictionary
BLOODSUCKER
BLOODSUCKER Blood "suck `er, n.
1. (Zoöl.)
Defn: Any animal that sucks blood; esp. , the leech (Hirudo medicinalis ), and related species.
2. One who sheds blood; a cruel, bloodthirsty man; one guilty of bloodshed; a murderer. [Obs. ] Shak.
3. A hard and exacting master, landlord, or money lender; an extortioner.
New American Oxford Dictionary
bloodsucker
blood suck er |ˈblədˌsəkər ˈblədˌsəkər | ▶noun 1 an animal or insect that sucks blood, esp. a leech or a mosquito. 2 a long-tailed arboreal Asian lizard that carries its head in a raised position. Its ability to change color is most marked in the male, whose head and shoulders become bright red when excited. [Calotes versicolor, family Agamidae. ] 3 a person who extorts money. • a person who lives off others; a parasite. DERIVATIVES blood suck ing |-ˌsəkiNG |adjective
Oxford Dictionary
bloodsucker
blood |suck ¦er |ˈblʌdsʌkə | ▶noun 1 an animal or insect that sucks blood, especially a leech or a mosquito. 2 a long-tailed arboreal Asian lizard which carries its head in a raised position. The head and shoulders of the male become bright red when it is excited. ●Calotes versicolor, family Agamidae. 3 informal a person who extorts money or otherwise lives off other people. DERIVATIVES bloodsucking adjective
Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary
bloodsucker
bl ó od s ù cker 名詞 C 1 吸血動物 [虫 ]; ヒル (leech ).2 ｟くだけて 否定的に ｠たかり, 搾取者, 居候 （いそうろう ）.
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