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BLEEDER
hemophiliac, haemophiliac, bleeder, hemophile, haemophile
(noun) someone who has hemophilia and is subject to uncontrollable bleeding
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
bleeder (plural bleeders)
A person who is easily made to bleed, or who bleeds in unusually large amounts, particularly a hemophiliac.
(surgery) A blood vessel that requires cauterization etc. to stop it from bleeding during surgery.
Anything that saps a resource produced by something else.
A valve designed to release a small amount of excess pressure from a system.
(UK, slang, derogatory) A troublesome fellow; a blighter.
A person who spends a great deal of time playing video games.
Anagrams
• rebleed
Source: Wiktionary
Bleed"er, n. (Med.) (a) One who, or that which, draws blood. (b) One in whom slight wounds give rise to profuse or uncontrollable bleeding.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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FOOTING
(noun) status with respect to the relations between people or groups; “on good terms with her in-laws”; “on a friendly footing”
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