bleeder

[blee-der]

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 bleeder resistor. 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.

Origin of bleeder

First recorded in 1780–90; bleed + -er¹

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British Dictionary definitions for bleeder resistor

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

noun

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

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Word Origin and History for bleeder resistor

bleeder

1756, "one who lets blood," agent noun from bleed (v.). As "one with hemophilia," from 1803.

bleeder resistor in Medicine

bleeder

[blē′dər]

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.