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bloodsuckery

bloodsuckery noun: the state or actions of being a bloodsucker; parasitism.

Noun

bloodsuckery (uncountable)

  1. (rare) The state or actions of being a bloodsucker; parasitism.
    • White settlers in Kenya were really parasites in paradise. The Right Honorable Hugh Cholmondeley, third Baron Delamere, Knight Commander of the Order of Saint Michael and Saint George—the father of “Tom” Delamere—best exemplifies this bloodsuckery. This lord transformed himself from a White Hunter...2018, Ngugi wa Thiong'o, Wrestling with the Devil: A Prison Memoir

Origin of bloodsuckery

From bloodsucker + -ery.

Questions about bloodsuckery

What does bloodsuckery mean?
Bloodsuckery means the state or actions of being a bloodsucker; parasitism.
What part of speech is bloodsuckery?
Bloodsuckery is a noun.

Words near bloodsuckery in the dictionary

  1. bloodstroke
  2. bloodsuck
  3. bloodsucked
  4. bloodsucker
  5. bloodsuckers
  6. bloodsuckery
  7. bloodsucking
  8. bloodsucks
  9. bloodswap
  10. bloodswaps
  11. Bloodsworth

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