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chupasangre

bloodsucker

noun adjective choo-pah-SAHN-greh Rare

Also means

exploiter; leech

Usage Note

Chupasangre is a compound of chupar (to suck) + sangre (blood), used figuratively to describe a person who exploits others financially or emotionally. It is invariable in number in some registers (used as both singular and plural los chupasangre) though chupasangres also appears. Strongly pejorative in register.

Examples

"Ese arrendador es un chupasangre sin escrúpulos."

Natural Translation

That landlord is a shameless bloodsucker.

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