Bloodsucker

Webster's Dictionary of the English Language

·noun One who sheds blood; a cruel, bloodthirsty man; one guilty of bloodshed; a murderer.

II. Bloodsucker ·noun Any animal that sucks blood; ·esp., the leech (Hirudo medicinalis), and related species.

III. Bloodsucker ·noun A hard and exacting master, landlord, or money lender; an Extortioner.