Meaning & use
bleeder
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a person or thing that bleeds, or a valve or fitting used to release trapped fluid or gas from a system
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The mechanic opened the bleeder valve to remove air from the brake lines.
He was a notorious bleeder as a child, needing gauze on hand for the smallest scrape.
A note on using this word
In informal British English, 'bleeder' can also serve as a mild, old-fashioned term of exasperation directed at a person or thing, as in 'the poor little bleeder.'
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