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bleeder

noun
bleed·​er | \ ˈblē-dər How to pronounce bleeder (audio) \

Definition of bleeder

1 : one that bleeds especially : hemophiliac
2 British : rotter also : bloke
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Synonyms for bleeder

Synonyms

bastard, beast, blighter [chiefly British], boor, bounder, bugger, buzzard, cad, chuff, churl, clown, creep, cretin, crud [slang], crumb [slang], cur, dirtbag [slang], dog, fink, heel, hound, jerk, joker, louse, lout, pill, rat, rat fink, reptile, rotter, schmuck [slang], scum, scumbag [slang], scuzzball [slang], skunk, sleaze, sleazebag [slang], sleazeball [slang], slime, slimeball [slang], slob, snake, so-and-so, sod [chiefly British], stinkard, stinker, swine, toad, varmint, vermin

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Examples of bleeder in a Sentence

Don't let those bleeders grind you down. “I've won the lottery.” “You lucky bleeder!”

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 What continues below is a first-time free bleeder’s review. — Hannah Dylan Pasternak, SELF, "I Tried Free Bleeding in Period-Proof Running Shorts," 30 Oct. 2018 Shane Greene returned from the disabled list Greene made his official return in the bottom of the eighth inning and allowed a pair of bleeder hits to Jose Altuve and Yulieski Gurriel to start the inning. — Anthony Fenech, Detroit Free Press, "Detroit Tigers takeaways from 3-0 loss to Astros: Mike Fiers solid," 13 July 2018 Bloopers, bleeders and infield singles did in starter Charlie Morton — not to mention a pair of three-run homers that barely cleared the fence. — USA TODAY, "Astros out of sorts in 8-1 loss at Yanks, lead ALCS 2-1," 17 Oct. 2017 The offensive attack was opportunistic and relentless, swarming Giants starter Ty Blach with an array of bleeders, bloopers and broken bats. — Rustin Dodd, kansascity.com, "Back along the bay, Jason Vargas and Royals roll over Giants 8-1," 13 June 2017 Christopher Eccleston has accordingly injected the character with yet-greater twitchiness; not to mock a cancer patient, but Matt’s a spectacularly ungraceful nose-bleeder and overboard vomiter. — Sophie Gilbert, The Atlantic, "The Leftovers: Among the Sea Lions," 14 May 2017 A single — a bleeder between the shortstop and the third baseman, a bounding rabbit up the middle — could win the game. — Michael Powell, New York Times, "Javier Baez Is Conquered, This Time, in a Game Bursting With Pressure," 29 Oct. 2016

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First Known Use of bleeder

1803, in the meaning defined at sense 1

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bleeder

noun
How to pronounce bleeder (audio)

English Language Learners Definition of bleeder

British, informal
offensive : a person (especially a man) who is very unpleasant
sometimes offensive : a man who you think is lucky, unlucky, etc.

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bleeder

noun
bleed·​er | \ ˈblēd-ər How to pronounce bleeder (audio) \

Medical Definition of bleeder

1 : one that draws blood especially : a person who draws blood for medical reasons : bloodletter
2 : hemophiliac
3 : a large blood vessel (as one cut during surgery) that is losing blood
4 : a horse that has experienced exercise-induced pulmonary hemorrhage

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