Bloodsuckery
noun ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
- 1 The state or actions of being a bloodsucker; parasitism. rare, uncountable
"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 of lions into a White Hunter of other people's lands."
Example
More examples"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 of lions into a White Hunter of other people's lands."
Etymology
From bloodsucker + -ery.
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