bleeder
/ˈblidɚ/
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: 2.09 in modern English
10
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
2
Syllables
5
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
A person who is easily made to bleed, or who bleeds in unusually large amounts, particularly a hemophiliac.
noun
A blood vessel that requires cauterization etc. to stop it from bleeding during surgery.
noun
Anything that saps a resource produced by something else.
noun
Synonym of scratch hit.
noun
A person who menstruates (used in the context of transgender inclusivity).
Example Sentences
- "And then finally to pass on to the rising generation there were Sean's two little girls Rose and Cerise, aged five and four respectively, and these innocent little girlies were bleeders like their papa and mama […]"
- "Ligate or cauterize small subcutaneous bleeders and identify the linea alba."
- "His brother caught three hundred cran when the seas were lavish, / Threw the bleeders back in the sea and went upon the parish."
- "‘Well, what did the old bleeder say?’ said Opus Fluke."
- "Vostral (2008) sees menstrual technology as focused on allowing women to “pass” as non-bleeders, speaking to the sense of the female body as dysfunctional, problematic, and “out of control.”"
Etymology
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.
Regional Pronunciation
- American English: /ˈblidɚ/
- British English: /ˈbliːdə/
Usage
- British usage
- Derogatory
- Slang