Land-leech

noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A leech that lives on land; a terrestrial leech.
  2. 2
    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. error-misspelling, pejorative
  3. 3
    A landlord who exploits their tenants (e.g. by charging unfair or excessive rents). error-misspelling, pejorative

Etymology

Etymology 1

From land + leech.

Etymology 2

Blend of landlord + leech.

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