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单词 bloodletter
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Definition of bloodletter in English:

bloodletter

noun ˈblʌdˌlɛtə
historical
  • 1A person who extracts blood from a person or animal for therapeutic purposes, especially a phlebotomist.

  • 2A person who sheds the blood of another; a ruthless murderer.

Origin

Old English; earliest use found in Antwerp Glossary. From blood + let + -er, after to let blood.

Definition of bloodletter in US English:

bloodletter

nounˈblʌdˌlɛtə
historical
  • 1A person who extracts blood from a person or animal for therapeutic purposes, especially a phlebotomist.

  • 2A person who sheds the blood of another; a ruthless murderer.

Origin

Old English; earliest use found in Antwerp Glossary. From blood + let + -er, after to let blood.

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