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Meaning of land-leech | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2

Definitions

  1. A leech that lives on land; a terrestrial leech.
  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.
    error-misspelling, pejorative
  3. A landlord who exploits their tenants (e.g. by charging unfair or excessive rents).
    error-misspelling, pejorative

Equivalents

မြန်မာဘာသာ ကျွတ်
ไทย ทาก
Tagalog limatik
Tiếng Việt vật vắt

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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