hemophiliac
1 of 2adjective
he·mo·phil·i·ac ˌhē-mə-ˈfi-lē-ˌak 
: of, resembling, or affected with a blood defect that is characterized by delayed clotting of the blood : of, resembling, or affected with hemophilia
hemophiliac
2 of 2noun
: one affected with a blood defect that is characterized by delayed clotting of the blood : one affected with hemophilia
called also bleeder
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Los Angeles Times, 14 June 2022 White was a hemophiliac who was diagnosed with AIDS in December 1984 following a blood transfusion, according to the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA). Joelle Goldstein, PEOPLE.com, 6 Dec. 2021 Here’s its argument: Many doctors direct that their patients have their cats declawed when they are immuno-compromised, diabetic, hemophiliac, on immune suppressing medication, and for various other medical reasons. ... Sigal Samuel, Vox, 23 July 2019 Queen Victoria was the first in her family to carry hemophilia B, a blood clotting disorder, but the Queen herself was not a hemophiliac. Chanel Vargas, Town & Country, 8 Jan. 2019 Queen Victoria was the first in her family to carry hemophilia B, a blood clotting disorder, but the Queen herself was not a hemophiliac. Chanel Vargas, Town & Country, 8 Jan. 2019 Queen Victoria was the first in her family to carry hemophilia B, a blood clotting disorder, but the Queen herself was not a hemophiliac. Chanel Vargas, Town & Country, 8 Jan. 2019 Queen Victoria was the first in her family to carry hemophilia B, a blood clotting disorder, but the Queen herself was not a hemophiliac. Chanel Vargas, Town & Country, 8 Jan. 2019 Queen Victoria was the first in her family to carry hemophilia B, a blood clotting disorder, but the Queen herself was not a hemophiliac. Chanel Vargas, Town & Country, 8 Jan. 2019 See More
Noun
Miller stars as rich 16-year-old hemophiliac Tucker Bryant, one of the earliest patients of Hamptons concierge doctor Hank Lawson (Mark Feuerstein). Los Angeles Times, 14 June 2022 White was a hemophiliac who was diagnosed with AIDS in December 1984 following a blood transfusion, according to the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA). Joelle Goldstein, PEOPLE.com, 6 Dec. 2021 Here’s its argument: Many doctors direct that their patients have their cats declawed when they are immuno-compromised, diabetic, hemophiliac, on immune suppressing medication, and for various other medical reasons. ... Sigal Samuel, Vox, 23 July 2019 Queen Victoria was the first in her family to carry hemophilia B, a blood clotting disorder, but the Queen herself was not a hemophiliac. Chanel Vargas, Town & Country, 8 Jan. 2019 Queen Victoria was the first in her family to carry hemophilia B, a blood clotting disorder, but the Queen herself was not a hemophiliac. Chanel Vargas, Town & Country, 8 Jan. 2019 Queen Victoria was the first in her family to carry hemophilia B, a blood clotting disorder, but the Queen herself was not a hemophiliac. Chanel Vargas, Town & Country, 8 Jan. 2019 Queen Victoria was the first in her family to carry hemophilia B, a blood clotting disorder, but the Queen herself was not a hemophiliac. Chanel Vargas, Town & Country, 8 Jan. 2019 Queen Victoria was the first in her family to carry hemophilia B, a blood clotting disorder, but the Queen herself was not a hemophiliac. Chanel Vargas, Town & Country, 8 Jan. 2019 See More Word History
Etymology
Adjective
see hemophilia
Noun
see hemophilia
First Known Use
Adjective
1896, in the meaning defined above
Noun
1897, in the meaning defined above
Medical Definition
hemophiliac 1 of 2
adjective
he·mo·phil·i·ac
variants or chiefly British haemophiliac
-ˈfil-ē-ˌak
: of, resembling, or affected with hemophilia
hemophiliac
2 of 2noun
variants or chiefly British haemophiliac
: one affected with hemophilia
called also bleeder