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bleeder.

A person who is easily made to bleed, or who bleeds in unusually large amounts, particularly a hemophiliac.

7 characters2 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈblidɚ/General-American/ˈbliːdə/Received-Pronunciation
  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.

    Commonwealth · Ireland · UK · derogatory · slang
  6. Synonym of scratch hit.

  7. A person who menstruates (used in the context of transgender inclusivity).

Where this word comes from

Etymology tree English bleed Proto-Indo-European *-yósder. Proto-Italic *-āzios Latin -āriusnom. Latin -āriusbor. Proto-Germanic *-ārijaz Proto-West Germanic *-ārī Old English -ere Middle English -ere English -er English bleeder From bleed + -er.

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