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bloodletter

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

One who performs bloodletting (the removal of blood in the hope of curing illness).

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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History

Etymology

From blood + letter.

Across languages

Translations

6 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Arabic: فَاصِد (fāṣid) — one who performs bloodletting
  • French: saigneur — one who performs bloodletting
  • Latin: exsanguinātor — one who performs bloodletting
  • Latin: exsanguinātrix — one who performs bloodletting
  • Polish: osoba upuszczająca krew — one who performs bloodletting
  • Unami: paxksamakèt — one who performs bloodletting