Synonyms for leech
litʃleech

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1. leech, bloodsucker, hirudineannoun

   carnivorous or bloodsucking aquatic or terrestrial worms typically having a sucker at each end

   Synonyms:
   hirudinean, sponger, sponge, bloodsucker, parasite

2. leech, parasite, sponge, spongerverb

   a follower who hangs around a host (without benefit to the host) in hope of gain or advantage

   Synonyms:
   sponger, parasite, parazoan, hirudinean, sponge, bloodsucker, quick study, poriferan

3. bleed, leech, phlebotomize, phlebotomiseverb

   draw blood

   "In the old days, doctors routinely bled patients as part of the treatment"

   Synonyms:
   hemorrhage, shed blood, run, bleed, phlebotomize, phlebotomise

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1. List of paraphrases for "leech":

   tadpole

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1. List of known nicknames for "Leech":

   John Michael Manning, John M. Manning, John Manning

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1. Woody Harrelson:

   I take a 'friendship tour' pretty much every year, i thought about calling it a 'bender where I leech off my rich friends,' but I thought, 'No, you know — friendship tour, better.’.

2. Mickey Mehta:

   Choose fulfillment over trophy , don't leech away life always... embrace philanthropy & choose evolution over entropy . Going around is life's nature...let giving be the only culture . Let your giving be maximized , your returns will be optimized and you shall get Mickeymized