blighter

[ blahy-ter ]

nounBritish Slang.
  1. a contemptible, worthless person, especially a man; scoundrel or rascal.

  2. a chap; bloke.

Origin of blighter

1
First recorded in 1815–25; blight + -er1

Words Nearby blighter

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How to use blighter in a sentence

  • And I tell you it gave me quite a turn to see this blighter waddling up and wagging the old pink tail.

    Grapes of wrath | Boyd Cable
  • The plumber's man about the gas—-a little blighter we'd never seen before.

  • The blighter's always falling asleep and making me do all the flying.

    Dave Dawson with the R.A.F | R. Sidney Bowen
  • Well, that's one blighter they won't be able to count on from now on!

    Dave Dawson with the R.A.F | R. Sidney Bowen
  • You must have protected the rest of your body with your head when you crashed into that blighter.

    Dave Dawson at Truk | Robert Sydney Bowen

British Dictionary definitions for blighter

blighter

/ (ˈblaɪtə) /


nounBritish informal
  1. a fellow: where's the blighter gone?

  2. a despicable or irritating person or thing

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