| Main Entry: | bloodsucker |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | extortionist |
Synonyms: |
extortioner, freeloader, leech, parasite, sanguisuge, sponge, tick, vampire |
| Main Entry: | leech |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | parasite |
Synonyms: |
barnacle, bloodsucker, bum*, freeloader, scrounger, sponge, sycophant |
| Notes: | leach means to remove the soluble constituents from by subjecting to the action of percolating water or other liquid; a leech is a carnivorous or bloodsucking aquatic worms typically having a sucker at each end - or a follower who hangs around a host in hope of gain |
| Main Entry: | parasite |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | something that exists by taking from or depending on another |
Synonyms: |
barnacle, bloodsucker, bootlicker, deadbeat, dependent, flunky, freeloader, groupie, hanger-on, idler, leech, scrounger, sponge, stooge, sucker, sycophant, taker |
Antonyms: |
blessing |
| Main Entry: | gold digger |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | opportunist |
Synonyms: |
bloodsucker, exploiter, forty-niner, gold miner, gold panner, leech, mineworker, parasite, sponge, user |
| Main Entry: | barnacle |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | parasite |
Synonyms: |
appendage, bloodsucker, crustacean, freeloader, hanger-on, leech |