bloodsucker

«bloodsucker» in Mova's school dictionary: An animal that sucks blood, such as a leech, a mosquito… — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples.

part of speech

noun (a bloodsucker, bloodsuckers)

meaning for a pupil

1) An animal that sucks blood, such as a leech, a mosquito, a tick or a vampire bat. tree →

2) (informal, rude) A person who takes money from others or uses them unfairly. tree →

3) (stories) A vampire. tree →

sense in the lessons

In science lessons about animals and food chains, bloodsuckers feed on the blood of other animals. In everyday speech, people may call greedy landlords or loan sharks «bloodsuckers» as an insult. Safety: check for ticks after walks in long grass.

examples

• Mosquitoes are tiny bloodsuckers. tree →
• A leech is a bloodsucker that lives in ponds. tree →
• Vampire bats are bloodsuckers. tree →
• He called the greedy landlord a bloodsucker. tree →
• In the story, the bloodsucker came out only at night. tree →
• Ticks are bloodsuckers, so check your legs after hiking. tree →

note

One word. Calling a person a bloodsucker is an insult.

Trees and pragmatics

Every meaning and example of «bloodsucker» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.