blighter

[ blahy-ter ]

/ ˈblaɪ tər /

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noun British Slang.

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

a chap; bloke.

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Origin of blighter

First recorded in 1815–25; blight + -er¹

Words nearby blighter

blewits, Blida, Bligh, blight, blighted, blighter, blighty, bliksem, blimey, blimp, blimpish

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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 Foundations (Fourth Series Plays)|John Galsworthy
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) /

noun British informal

a fellowwhere's the blighter gone?

a despicable or irritating person or thing

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