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bleeder definition

bleeder (blēd′ər)

noun

  1. a person who draws blood from another
  2. a person who bleeds profusely; hemophiliac
  3. Electronics a resistor used to regulate the voltage in a power supply, discharge a high-voltage capacitor, etc.

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