bleeder

[ blee-der ]

noun

1. a person who bleeds abnormally because of low clotting rate; hemophiliac.
2. a person or animal that bleeds easily, especially an athlete or racehorse.
3. a person who draws blood from a sick person; phlebotomist.
4. Slang. a person who drains another of money, resources, etc.; parasite or usurer.
5. Metallurgy. an ingot or casting from which some metal has escaped.
6. Also called bleed·er re·sis·tor [blee, -der ri-zis-ter]. Electricity. a resistor that is connected across a power supply for voltage regulation and to dissipate the charge remaining in capacitors when the power is discontinued.
7. Also called bleeder valve. a valve or opening for draining a tank, tubing, etc.
8. British Slang.
   1. a despicable person.
   2. a person, especially a man; fellow.

bleeder

/ ˈbliːdə /

noun

1. slang.
   1. a despicable person

      a rotten bleeder

   2. any person; fellow

      where's the bleeder gone?

2. pathol a nontechnical name for a haemophiliac

Word History and Origins

Origin of bleeder¹

First recorded in 1780–90; bleed + -er ¹

Example Sentences

Petal on the vine, too young to drink wine Just five years a bleeder, student and a teacher Far from innocent, what the f**k's consent?

From Salon

"Our U.S. streaming business is no longer a bleeder," CEO David Zaslav said on a post-earnings call.

From Reuters

Under portraits of the Bayonne Bleeder, press clippings and a framed pair of boxing shorts that Dillin admits Wepner most likely never actually wore, the garage owner reveals the idea of the statue originally started as a joke.

From BBC

"I was a big bleeder. I had 328 stitches in my career. My nose was broken nine times in 16 years. And, uh, it never fazed me, you know?"

From BBC

The Bayonne Bleeder - Bayonne being the New Jersey town that Wepner still calls home - was a fighter who lived up to his billing.

From BBC

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