leechlike meaning and definition

LEECHLIKE adjective

Definition of leechlike (adjective)

1. of plants or persons; having the nature or habits of a parasite or leech; living off another
   • "a wealthy class parasitic upon the labor of the masses"; "parasitic vines that strangle the trees"; "bloodsucking blackmailer"; "his indolent leechlike existence"
   • synonyms: bloodsucking, parasitic, parasitical