bleeder
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 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.
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.
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How to use bleeder in a sentence
As a physician, he was a great bleeder, tending to bleed all his patients regardless of the nature of their illnesses.
Beyond the Founding Fathers: 12 Unsung Figures Who Helped Build America | Olivia B. Waxman | July 1, 2022 | TimeOf the first four batters who reached against him, one did on an error and the two others with infield bleeders.
Erick Fedde, Nationals get best of old friend Jesus Luzardo and handle the Marlins | Jesse Dougherty | August 25, 2021 | Washington PostA voice from a far corner called out, "Oui, the bleeder is in the end dugout, old cock!"
Into the Jaws of Death | Jack O'BrienBut the bleeder vent at the other end of the reactor had apparently kicked at the same time.
The Bramble Bush | Gordon Randall GarrettThe 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
An enormous amount of unused energy had been released, blowing the entire emergency bleeder system out.
The Bramble Bush | Gordon Randall GarrettMuch more helium than necessary was being produced, and the bleeder valve had failed.
The Bramble Bush | Gordon Randall Garrett
British Dictionary definitions for bleeder
/ (ˈbliːdə) /
slang
derogatory a despicable person: a rotten bleeder
any person; fellow: where's the bleeder gone?
pathol a nontechnical name for a haemophiliac
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