bloodsucker

See also: blood-sucker

English

Alternative forms

bloudsucker (obsolete)
bloud-sucker (obsolete)
blood-sucker

Etymology

blood +‎ sucker

Noun

bloodsucker (plural bloodsuckers)

An animal that drinks the blood of others, especially by sucking blood through a puncture wound; a hemovore.
(by extension) Any parasite.
(by extension) One who attempts to take as much from others as possible; a leech.
A vampire.

Related terms

bloodsucking

Translations

animal that drinks the blood of others

Chinese:
Mandarin: 吸血動物, 吸血动物 (xīxuè dòngwù) (animal), 吸血者 (zh) (xīxuèzhě) (human or animal)
Dutch: bloedzuiger (nl) m, bloeddrinker m
Finnish: verenimijä (fi)
French: suceur de sang (fr) m, suceuse de sang f
German: Blutsauger (de) m, Blutsaugerin f
Japanese: 吸血動物 (きゅうけつどうぶつ, kyūketsu dōbutusu) (animal)

Kyrgyz: кан ичер (ky) m or f (kan içer), кан соргуч (ky) m (kan sorguç)
Mongolian: цус сорогч (tsus sorogč)
Polish: krwiopijca (pl) m
Portuguese: sugador/chupador de sangue m
Russian: кровопи́йца (ru) m or f (krovopíjca), кровосо́с (ru) m (krovosós)
Swedish: blodsugare c

parasite — see parasite

one who attempts to take as much from others as possible

Chinese:
Mandarin: 吸血鬼 (zh) (xīxuèguǐ)
Czech: vyděrač (cs)
Dutch: vampier (nl) m, bloeddrinker m
Finnish: verenimijä (fi)
French: sangsue (fr) f (a leech)
German: Blutsauger (de) m
Kyrgyz: эзүүчү (ky) m or f (ezüüçü)

Norwegian: blodsuger (no) m
Polish: krwiopijca (pl) m
Portuguese: sanguessuga (pt) f, parasita (pt) m or f
Russian: кровопи́йца (ru) m or f (krovopíjca), вымога́тель (ru) m (vymogátelʹ) (extortioner), эксплуата́тор (ru) m (ekspluatátor) (exploiter)
Spanish: chupasangre, chupóptero (es) (Spain)
Swahili: mnyonya-damu
Swedish: blodsugare c, utsugare c

vampire — see vampire

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