bleeder
[ blee-der ]
/ ˈbli dər /
noun
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Origin of bleeder
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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
bleeder
/ (ˈbliːdə) /
noun
slang
- derogatorya despicable persona rotten bleeder
- any person; fellowwhere's the bleeder gone?
pathol a nontechnical name for a haemophiliac
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bleeder
1756, "one who lets blood," agent noun from bleed (v.). As "one with hemophilia," from 1803.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper
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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