noun🔗ShareSangsueAn animal that drinks the blood of others, especially by sucking blood through a puncture wound; a hemovore."The mosquito is a bloodsucker that often bites people in the summer. "Le moustique est une sangsue qui pique souvent les gens en été.animalorganismbiologyphysiologyChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareParasite(by extension) Any parasite."The lawyer was such a bloodsucker, charging exorbitant fees for minimal work. "L'avocat était un tel parasite, facturant des honoraires exorbitants pour un travail minime.organismanimalbiologyChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareSangsue, profiteur(by extension) One who attempts to take as much from others as possible; a leech."The landlord was a real bloodsucker; he kept raising the rent while refusing to fix anything. "Le propriétaire était une vraie sangsue ; il augmentait sans cesse le loyer tout en refusant de réparer quoi que ce soit.personbusinesseconomynegativecharacterChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareVampire, suceur de sangA vampire."The movie was about a bloodsucker who lived in a castle and only came out at night. "Le film parlait d'un vampire qui vivait dans un château et ne sortait que la nuit.mythologyliteraturesupernaturalcharacterinhumanChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
