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Dutch
Etymology
From Middle Dutch bloetsuger. Equivalent to bloed (“blood”) + zuiger (“sucker”). Cognate to Icelandic blóðsuga (“leech”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈblutˌsœy̯.ɣər/
- Hyphenation: bloed‧zui‧ger
Noun
bloedzuiger m (plural bloedzuigers, diminutive bloedzuigertje n)
- (literally) a bloodsucker
- (zoology) a leech, blood-sucking annelid
- Synonyms: (dated) echel, laak
- (figuratively) a ruthless exploiter, a slave driver, a pitiless debitor etc.
- Synonym: uitzuiger