bleeder

[ blee-der ]

/ ˈbli dər /

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noun

a person who bleeds abnormally because of low clotting rate; hemophiliac.

a person or animal that bleeds easily, especially an athlete or racehorse.

a person who draws blood from a sick person; phlebotomist.

Slang. a person who drains another of money, resources, etc.; parasite or usurer.

Metallurgy. an ingot or casting from which some metal has escaped.

Also called bleeder resistor. Electricity. a resistor that is connected across a power supply for voltage regulation and to dissipate the charge remaining in capacitors when the power is discontinued.

Also called bleeder valve. a valve or opening for draining a tank, tubing, etc.

British Slang.

a despicable person.
a person, especially a man; fellow.

Origin of bleeder

First recorded in 1780–90; bleed + -er¹

Words nearby bleeder

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Example sentences from the Web for bleeder

When all the air had been removed, a bleeder valve allowed the outer air to come into the chamber.

The Judas Valley |Gerald Vance
For instance, Miss A., herself not a bleeder, comes from a bleeder-family.

Woman |William J. Robinson
"A quitter will quit and a bleeder will bleed," said the Kid sententiously.

Old Man Curry |Charles E. (Charles Emmett) Van Loan
A poet with revolutionary leanings, all heart, a bleeder and a believer.

The Mighty Dead |William Campbell Gault

The shock of that sudden release had jarred the whole atmosphere inside the reaction chamber, and the bleeder valve had let go.

The Bramble Bush |Gordon Randall Garrett

British Dictionary definitions for bleeder

bleeder

/ (ˈbliːdə) /

noun

slang

derogatory a despicable persona rotten bleeder
any person; fellowwhere's the bleeder gone?

pathol a nontechnical name for a haemophiliac

Medical definitions for bleeder

bleeder

[ blē′dər ]

n.

A person, such as a hemophiliac, who bleeds freely or is subject to frequent hemorrhages.

A blood vessel from which there is uncontrolled bleeding.

A blood vessel severed by trauma or surgery that requires cautery or ligature to arrest the flow of blood.

A person who draws blood from another; a phlebotomist.

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