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noun

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

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Meanings

nounbloodletter (plural bloodletters)

plural bloodletters

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

Origin

From blood + letter.

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Translations

Arabic فَاصِد
  • فَاصِد (fāṣid)one who performs bloodletting
French saigneur
  • saigneurone who performs bloodletting
Latin exsanguinātor, exsanguinātrix
  • exsanguinātorone who performs bloodletting
  • exsanguinātrixone who performs bloodletting
Polish osoba upuszczająca krew
  • osoba upuszczająca krewone who performs bloodletting
Cite this entry
APA

bloodletter. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bloodletter

MLA

“bloodletter.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bloodletter. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “bloodletter,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bloodletter.

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