bleeder

[ blee-der ]
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noun
  1. a person who bleeds abnormally because of low clotting rate; hemophiliac.

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

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

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

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

  4. Also called bleed·er re·sis·tor [blee-der ri-zis-ter] /ˈbli dər rɪˌzɪs tər/ .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.

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

  6. British Slang.

    • a despicable person.

    • a person, especially a man; fellow.

Origin of bleeder

1
First recorded in 1780–90; bleed + -er1

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How to use bleeder in a sentence

  • An enormous amount of unused energy had been released, blowing the entire emergency bleeder system out.

    The Bramble Bush | Gordon Randall Garrett
  • Much more helium than necessary was being produced, and the bleeder valve had failed.

    The Bramble Bush | Gordon Randall Garrett

British Dictionary definitions for bleeder

bleeder

/ (ˈbliːdə) /


noun
  1. slang

    • derogatory a despicable person: a rotten bleeder

    • any person; fellow: where's the bleeder gone?

  2. pathol a nontechnical name for a haemophiliac

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