blighter

American  

[blahy-ter] / ˈblaɪ tər /

noun

British Slang.

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

2. a chap; bloke.

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blighter British  

/ ˈblaɪtə /

noun

1. a fellow

   where's the blighter gone?

2. a despicable or irritating person or thing

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Etymology

Origin of blighter

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

Example Sentences

The Observer's Rachel Cooke found The Master a tricky blighter, while opinion on the Guardian Film Show was by no means unanimous.

From The Guardian • Nov. 8, 2012

He took one Test wicket as an 18-year-old, WM Wallace of New Zealand, who succumbed to the not so bald, young blighter at Old Trafford in 1949.

From The Guardian • Aug. 27, 2010

"Darn it, just set the blighter off again trying to scroll down to find out how to spell 'Tourmalet'."

From The Guardian • Jul. 20, 2010

In 1910, for example, when Marquis wheat was introduced, it stood off stem rusts but developed "head blighter scab"; Durham wheat overcame scab but succumbed to root rot.

From Time Magazine Archive

"What's the little blighter been up to now?"

From "The Witches" by Roald Dahl