[blee-der] 
| 1. | a person who bleeds abnormally because of low clotting rate; hemophiliac. |
| 2. | a person or animal that bleeds easily, esp. 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 bleeder resistor. 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.
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bleeder bleed·er (blē'dər)
n.
A person, such as a hemophiliac, who bleeds freely or is subject to frequent hemorrhages.
A blood vessel from which there is uncontrolled bleeding.
A blood vessel severed by trauma or surgery that requires cautery or ligature to arrest the flow of blood.
A person who draws blood from another; a phlebotomist.
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