Blooder

noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A person or creature which draws blood
  2. 2
    A bloodsucker

    "The bat is so dexterous a blooder, as to insinuate its tongue into a vein without being perceived, it then sucks the blood till it is satiated, all the while fanning with its wings, and agitating the air […]"

Example

More examples

"The bat is so dexterous a blooder, as to insinuate its tongue into a vein without being perceived, it then sucks the blood till it is satiated, all the while fanning with its wings, and agitating the air […]"

Etymology

From Middle English bloder, equivalent to blood + -er.

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