nounπShareA person who is easily made to bleed, or who bleeds in unusually large amounts, particularly a hemophiliac."My cousin is a bleeder, so he has to be careful when he plays sports to avoid getting hurt. "medicinephysiologydiseasebodypersonChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
nounπShareA blood vessel that requires cauterization etc. to stop it from bleeding during surgery."During the surgery, the surgeon quickly cauterized a small bleeder to prevent further blood loss. "medicineanatomyChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
nounπShareAnything that saps a resource produced by something else."The constant arguing between siblings is a major bleeder of their parents' patience. "businesseconomyChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
nounπShareA valve designed to release a small amount of excess pressure from a system."The plumber installed a bleeder valve on the water heater to prevent it from exploding if the pressure gets too high. "devicemachinetechnicalsystemutilityChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
nounπShareA troublesome fellow; a blighter.""That bleeder, Mark, keeps borrowing my stapler and never returning it." "personcharacterChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
nounπShareA person who spends a great deal of time playing video games.""My brother is such a bleeder; he spends every evening playing video games instead of doing his homework." "entertainmentpersongameChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading