bleeder

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A person who is easily made to bleed, or who bleeds in unusually large amounts, particularly a hemophiliac.
  2. A blood vessel that requires cauterization etc. to stop it from bleeding during surgery.
  3. Anything that saps a resource produced by something else.
  4. A valve designed to release a small amount of excess pressure from a system.
  5. A troublesome fellow or thing; a blighter.
  6. Synonym of scratch hit.
  7. A person who menstruates (used in the context of transgender inclusivity).

Pronunciation

/ˈblidɚ/ /ˈbliːdə/ En-au-bleeder.ogg

Word forms

bleeder bleeders

Etymology

From bleed + -er.

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