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BNC: 19877 COCA: 18653

leech

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noun (1)

plural leeches
1
[from its former use by physicians for bleeding patients] : any of numerous carnivorous or bloodsucking usually freshwater annelid worms (class Hirudinea) that have typically a flattened lanceolate segmented body with a sucker at each end
2
: a hanger-on who seeks advantage or gain
a celebrity surrounded by leeches who only want his money
3
archaic : physician, surgeon
leechlike adjective

leech

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verb

leeched; leeching; leeches

intransitive verb

: to attach oneself to a person as a leech
… she would leech on to him and drain the life out of him. W. L. Gresham

transitive verb

1
: to bleed by the use of leeches
2
: to drain the substance of : exhaust
… bankers who had always leeched them white. D. A. Munro

leech

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noun (2)

variants or less commonly leach
1
: either vertical edge of a square sail
2
: the after edge of a fore-and-aft sail
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parasite, sycophant, toady, leech, sponge mean a usually obsequious flatterer or self-seeker.

parasite applies to one who clings to a person of wealth, power, or influence or is useless to society.

a jet-setter with an entourage of parasites

sycophant adds to this a strong suggestion of fawning, flattery, or adulation.

a powerful prince surrounded by sycophants

toady emphasizes the servility and snobbery of the self-seeker.

cultivated leaders of society and became their toady

leech stresses persistence in clinging to or bleeding another for one's own advantage.

a leech living off his family and friends

sponge stresses the parasitic laziness, dependence, and opportunism of the cadger.

a shiftless sponge, always looking for a handout

Word History

Etymology

Noun (1) and Verb

Middle English leche, from Old English lǣce; akin to Old High German lāhhi physician

Noun (2)

Middle English leche; akin to Middle Low German līk boltrope

First Known Use

Noun (1)

before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 3

Verb

1641, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1

Noun (2)

15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

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The first known use of leech was before the 12th century

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