land-leech

短语

[医] 山蛭

词形变化

land-leeches 复数

别名

land leech

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    A leech that lives on land; a terrestrial leech.

  2. 1.

    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.

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  3. 2.

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

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词源

From land + leech.

来源：wiktionary