The difference between Barber and Leech
When used as nouns, barber means a person whose profession is cutting (usually male) customers' hair and beards, whereas leech means an aquatic blood-sucking annelid of class hirudinea, especially .
When used as verbs, barber means to cut the hair or beard of (a person), whereas leech means to apply a leech medicinally, so that it sucks blood from the patient.
check bellow for the other definitions of Barber and Leech
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Barber as a noun:
A person whose profession is cutting (usually male) customers' hair and beards.
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Barber as a noun:
A barber surgeon, a foot soldier specializing in treating battlefield injuries.
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Barber as a noun (Canada):
A storm accompanied by driving ice spicules formed from sea water, especially one occurring on the Gulf of St. Lawrence; so named from the cutting ice spicules.
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Barber as a verb:
To cut the hair or beard of (a person).
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Barber as a verb (US, slang):
To chatter, talk.
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Leech as a noun:
An aquatic blood-sucking annelid of class Hirudinea, especially .
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Leech as a noun (figuratively):
A person who derives profit from others in a parasitic fashion.
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Leech as a noun (medicine, dated):
A glass tube designed for drawing blood from damaged tissue by means of a vacuum.
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Leech as a verb (transitive):
To apply a leech medicinally, so that it sucks blood from the patient.
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Leech as a verb (transitive):
To drain (resources) without giving back.
Examples:
" Bert leeched hundreds of files from the BBS, but never uploaded anything in return."
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Leech as a noun (archaic):
A physician.
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Leech as a noun (paganism, Heathenry):
A healer.
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Leech as a verb (archaic, rare):
To treat, cure or heal.
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Leech as a noun (nautical):
The vertical edge of a square sail.
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Leech as a noun (nautical):
The aft edge of a triangular sail.