bleeder meaning
Noun: bleeder bleedu(r)
- Someone who has haemophilia and is subject to uncontrollable bleeding
- hemophiliac [N. Amer], haemophiliac [Brit, Cdn], hemophile [N. Amer], haemophile [Brit, Cdn]
Derived forms: bleeders
See also: bleed
Type of: diseased person, sick person, sufferer
Encyclopedia: Bleeder
[British slang]
Noun. A person, more often than not one who is objectionable.
[Architecture]
A small valve used to drain fluid from a pipe, radiator, vessel, etc.
[Electronics]
A resistor or group of resistors, used permanently to drain current from charged capacitors. It establishes the predetermined initial load level for a power supply or signal source, and it serves as a safety device in high-voltage power supplies.
[Medicine]
n
1 : one that draws blood; esp : a person who draws blood for medical reasons : BLOODLETTER
2 : one that gives up blood:
a : HEMOPHILIAC
b : a large blood vessel divided during surgery
c : a horse or other animal immunized against some pathogen and regularly bled for the production of serums
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