blooder en · NOUN
Etymology
From Middle English bloder, equivalent to blood + -er.
Meanings
- A person or creature which draws blood
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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 […]
1810, Georges Louis Leclerc comte de Buffon, A History of the Earth and Animated Nature, page 278:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| blooders | Number=Plur | lexicographic |