bloodsucker

See also: blood-sucker

English

Etymology

From blood +‎ sucker. Sense 5 (“changeable lizard”) is perhaps because of the reddish color of its neck.

Noun

bloodsucker (plural bloodsuckers)

  1. An animal that drinks the blood of others, especially by sucking blood through a puncture wound; a hemovore.
  2. (by extension) Any parasite.
  3. (by extension) One who attempts to take as much from others as possible; a leech.
    Synonym: gadfly
  4. A vampire.
  5. The changeable lizard (Calotes versicolor).

Alternative forms

Translations
parasite — see parasite
vampire — see vampire

Further reading
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