ENGLISH DICTIONARY

Land-leech

Definition & Meaning

Part of speech noun

Quick meaning: Land-leech is a noun meaning A leech that lives on land; a terrestrial leech.

Meaning

A leech that lives on land; a terrestrial leech.

More Meanings

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

Word Forms

Antonyms for land-leech

Common opposites include water-leech.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include leach, water-leech, leech, leechline, land-salamander, lernaean.

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