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land-leech

noun · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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1

noun

Meaning 1

A leech that lives on land; a terrestrial leech.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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noun

Meaning 2

A landlord; a person who makes money from renting housing. Often used by people who believe it is an unproductive, unfair and/or exploitative way to earn a living.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: error-misspelling, pejorative

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noun

Meaning 3

A landlord who exploits their tenants (e.g. by charging unfair or excessive rents).

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: error-misspelling, pejorative

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History

Etymology

From land + leech.

Blend of landlord + leech.

Across languages

Translations

13 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Bikol central: limatok — Translations
  • Burmese: ကျွတ် (kywat) — Translations
  • Dupaningan agta: balleng — Translations
  • S'gaw Karen: ဝ့ၤ (waȳ) — Translations
  • S'gaw Karen: သူး (thoö) — Translations
  • Lubuagan kalinga: matok — Translations
  • Mang: pluam6 — Translations
  • Mon: ကၠံ — Translations
  • Semai: pelep — Translations
  • Tagalog: limatik — Translations
  • Tai-Nüa: ᥖᥣᥐᥳ (tȧak) — Translations
  • Thai: ทาก (tâak) — Translations
  • Vietnamese: vắt — Translations