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land-leeches

land-leeches is the plural of land-leech.

Meaning of land-leech

Noun (1)

land-leech (plural land-leeches)

  1. A leech that lives on land; a terrestrial leech.

Noun (2)

land-leech (plural land-leeches)

  1. (error-misspelling, pejorative) A landlord; a person who makes money from renting housing. Often used by people who believe it is an unproductive, unfair and/or exploitative way to earn a living.
  2. (error-misspelling, pejorative) A landlord who exploits their tenants (e.g. by charging unfair or excessive rents).

Questions about land-leeches

What is land-leeches the plural of?
Land-leeches is the plural of land-leech.

Words near land-leeches in the dictionary

  1. land-holders
  2. land-jobber
  3. land-jobbers
  4. land-jobbing
  5. land-leech
  6. land-leeches
  7. land-locked
  8. land-locked salmon
  9. land-lover
  10. land-lovers
  11. land-mass

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