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

[ Syn: bloodsucker , hirudinean ]

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

[ Syn: parasite , sponge , sponger ]

draw blood; In the old days, doctors routinely bled patients as part of the treatment

[ Syn: bleed , phlebotomize , phlebotomise ]