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bed blocker
bed blocker
A derogatory term for a person in a hospital, typically an older patient, who is unable to live alone but no longer needs hospital treatment, thus occupying a bed that more needy patients might otherwise use. Primarily heard in UK. The nursing staff is starting to gripe about all the bed blockers.
Common Names:
| Name | Gender | Pronounced | Usage |
| Roan | | - | Frisian |
| Amabilis | | - | Late Roman |
| Amber | | AM-bər (English), AHM-bər (Dutch) | English, Dutch |
| Boaz | | BO-az (English) | Biblical, Hebrew, Biblical Hebrew |
| Adegoke | | - | Western African, Yoruba |
| Donnchad | | - | Scottish, Irish |