bloodsuckers
Leeches and mosquitoes
Bloodsuckers are creatures that feed on blood—leeches, mosquitoes, vampire bats.
The word extends figuratively to people who exploit others for money or resources: Those bloodsuckers in the insurance industry denied my claim.
The singular bloodsucker works the same way.
The term carries strong contempt, suggesting parasitic behavior that drains victims dry.
Blood-feeding flying pest
- tickParasitic eight-legged pest
- fleaBlood-drinking jumping pest
- leechBlood-feeding aquatic worm
- bedbugBlood-sucking mattress dweller
lice · lamprey · mite · horsefly · vampire bat · chigger · tsetse fly · kissing bug
One exploiting a host
- predatorOrganism that consumes others
- vultureCarrion-eating raptor
- sharkCartilaginous marine predator
- profiteerOne exploiting shortages
usurer · extortionist · opportunist · swindler · leech · drain · mercenary · loan shark
Blood-feeding aquatic worm
- anticoagulantSubstance preventing blood clots
- phlebotomyExtracting blood medically
- wound healingRestoration after injury
- microsurgeryMagnified procedures on minute structures
reattachment · circulation · congestion · swelling · graft · therapy · traditional medicine · ayurveda
mosquito
Blood-feeding flying pest
bedbug · lice · lamprey · mite · horsefly · vampire bat · chigger · tsetse fly · kissing bug · sandfly
parasite
One exploiting a host
profiteer · usurer · extortionist · opportunist · swindler · leech · drain · mercenary · loan shark · robber baron
leech
Blood-feeding aquatic worm
- anticoagulantSubstance preventing blood clots
- phlebotomyExtracting blood medically
- wound healingRestoration after injury
microsurgery · reattachment · circulation · congestion · swelling · graft · therapy · traditional medicine · ayurveda · bloodletting
fangs
Sharp piercing teeth
garlic · immortal · bat · nightwalker · gothic · crypt · count · bloodthirsty · cross · sunlight
- parasitestapeworm, roundworm, pinworm, hookworm, fleas
- Romanian Folklorehora, Transylvania, Dracula, Vlad the Impaler, duh
bloodsuckersblood donors
Those who give transfusion material
prey · hosts · donors · victims · food sources
bloodsuckersherbivores
Fauna consuming only plants
plant-eaters · vegetarians · grazers · autotrophs · frugivores
bloodsuckersbenefactors
Givers of aid
givers · philanthropists · altruists · contributors · patrons