Bleeder (noun) Definition, Meaning & Examples

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. a person who drains another of money, resources, etc.; parasite or usurer.
  5. an ingot or casting from which some metal has escaped.
  6. 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. a valve or opening for draining a tank, tubing, etc.
  8. British Slang.
    • a despicable person.
    • a person, especially a man; fellow.
noun
  1. slang
    • a despicable person
    • any person; fellow
  2. pathol a nontechnical name for a haemophiliac
Bleeder (noun) Definition, Meaning & Examples

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