bleeder
noun
- a person who draws blood from another
- a person who bleeds profusely; hemophiliac
- Electronics a resistor used to regulate the voltage in a power supply, discharge a high-voltage capacitor, etc.
See bleeder in American Heritage Dictionary 4
(blēˈdər)
noun- A person, such as a hemophiliac, who bleeds freely or is subject to frequent hemorrhages.
a. Slang A blood vessel from which there is uncontrolled bleeding.
b. 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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