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bleeder

[ blee-der ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

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 bleed·er re·sis·tor [blee, -der ri-zis-ter]. 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.
1. a despicable person.
2. a person, especially a man; fellow.

bleeder

/ ˈbliːdə /

slang.
1. a despicable person
  a rotten bleeder
2. any person; fellow
  where's the bleeder gone?
See haemophiliac
pathol a nontechnical name for a haemophiliac

Origin of bleeder¹

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

As a physician, he was a great bleeder, tending to bleed all his patients regardless of the nature of their illnesses.

From Time

Of the first four batters who reached against him, one did on an error and the two others with infield bleeders.

A voice from a far corner called out, "Oui, the bleeder is in the end dugout, old cock!"

But the bleeder vent at the other end of the reactor had apparently kicked at the same time.

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

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

Much more helium than necessary was being produced, and the bleeder valve had failed.

April 24, 2024gallimaufry

[gal-uh-maw-free ]

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