Meaning

1 senses

  1. (UK)A person with haemophilia.

More definitions
  • someone who has hemophilia and is subject to uncontrollable bleeding

Examples

1 sentences

  1. Tom is a haemophiliac.

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Origin

From haemo- + -philiac.

From haemo- + -philiac.

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Forms

plural: haemophiliacs

Synonyms

4 synonyms
Close in meaning
  • someone who has hemophilia and is subject to uncontrollable bleeding:hemophiliacbleederhemophilehaemophile

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
haddockhadehadronhaemorrhagehag

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