bleeder
- noun
- /ˈbliːdər/
- Slang
- I'm a bleeder!
Examples
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I got a bleeder.
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Call surgery and tell them we've got a postpartum bleeder in the E. R.
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My father was a bleeder.
Academic text (1991) -
I think I'm a bleeder.
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She has always been a bleeder when cutting herself and in similar circumstances.
Academic text (1990) -
I'm a bleeder.
Fiction book (1991) -
You're a bleeder.
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I don't dispute the benefits of Salix to bleeders.
Blog text (14) -
Since I'm a serious bleeder, my vitamin K dose is high, 5 mg 2x/day along with CFsource softgels.
Blog text (1) -
The doctor advised the bleeder to avoid activities that could cause injuries.
Synonyms
A person who bleeds easily because their blood does not clot well
A person who has a blood condition that makes them bleed easily
Compounds
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
The word bleeder comes from the verb bleed, from an old English word meaning 'to lose blood', and the ending -er meaning 'one who'. So a bleeder is literally 'one who loses blood', which explains its use for a person with a condition who bleeds easily.