Bleeder Definition
blēdər
bleeders
noun
bleeders
A person who bleeds profusely; hemophiliac.
Webster's New World
A blood vessel from which there is uncontrolled bleeding.
American Heritage Medicine
A person who draws blood from another.
Webster's New World
A blood vessel severed by trauma or surgery that requires cautery or ligature to arrest the flow of blood.
American Heritage Medicine
A resistor used to regulate the voltage in a power supply, discharge a high-voltage capacitor, etc.
Webster's New World
Synonyms:
- haemophile
- hemophile
- haemophiliac
- hemophiliac
Other Word Forms of Bleeder
Noun
Singular:
bleeder
Plural:
bleedersOrigin of Bleeder
-
bleed + -er
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