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bloodsucker

noun as in extortionist

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Claire Rusch studies these bloodsuckers at the University of Washington in Seattle.

A recent study published in the journal PLoS Biology found that on foraging trips away from home, these bloodsuckers tend to meet up with roost mates they share close bonds with.

Maoist slogans decrying them as “capitalist bloodsuckers” have begun reappearing on social media.

From Time

Another user called it “ironic” that another popular Weibo search term was Pinduoduo founder Colin Huang’s net worth and added, “capitalists are bloodsuckers.”

From Fortune

Bacteria that are potentially deadly to the bloodsuckers live on human skin.

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On this page you'll find 13 synonyms, antonyms, and words related to bloodsucker, such as: extortioner, freeloader, leech, parasite, sponge, and tick.

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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