bleeder

English

noun
Definitions
  • A person who is easily made to bleed, or who bleeds in unusually large amounts, particularly a hemophiliac.
  • (surgery) A blood vessel that requires cauterization etc. to stop it from bleeding during surgery.
  • Anything that saps a resource produced by something else.
  • A valve designed to release a small amount of excess pressure from a system.
  • (UK) A troublesome fellow; a blighter.
  • A person who spends a great deal of time playing video games.

Etymology

Suffix from English bleed.

Origin

English

bleed

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