1. animals that feed by sucking blood from other creatures
2. people who exploit or take advantage of others for personal gain
Usage: informal; derogatory

Examples

• Mosquitoes and ticks are common bloodsuckers that can spread disease.
• The doctor used medicinal leeches, which are natural bloodsuckers, to improve circulation.
• Vampire bats are bloodsuckers that feed exclusively on blood.
• She called the corrupt politicians bloodsuckers who drain the public treasury.
• The loan sharks were bloodsuckers preying on desperate families.
• Those bloodsuckers at the payday loan company charge outrageous interest rates.