bleeder

[ blee-der ]
/ ˈbli dər /

noun

Origin of bleeder

First recorded in 1780–90; bleed + -er1

Words nearby bleeder

bleb, bledisloe cup, bleed, bleed someone white, bleed valve, bleeder, bleeder resistor, bleeder tile, bleeder's disease, bleeding, bleeding edge

British Dictionary definitions for bleeder resistor (1 of 2)

bleeder resistor

noun

a resistor connected across the output terminals of a power supply in order to improve voltage regulation and to discharge filter capacitors

British Dictionary definitions for bleeder resistor (2 of 2)

bleeder
/ (ˈbliːdə) /

noun

slang
  1. derogatory a despicable persona rotten bleeder
  2. any person; fellowwhere's the bleeder gone?
pathol a nontechnical name for a haemophiliac

Medical definitions for bleeder resistor

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.