blighter

[ blahy-ter ]

/ ˈblaɪ tər /

noun British Slang.

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

a chap; bloke.

Origin of blighter

First recorded in 1815–25; blight + -er¹

Words nearby blighter

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

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Example sentences from the Web for blighter

In which case, cruel to be kind, one simply stunned the blighter.
The Girl on the Boat|Pelham Grenville Wodehouse
What I mean is, I can't understand why you should have married a blighter like me.
Indiscretions of Archie|P. G. Wodehouse
"Only fair to give the—well, blighter a sporting chance," he explained to Professor Bernardi.
Collector's Item|Evelyn E. Smith
Yes, I cocked one off the splice in the gully and the blighter gathered it.
Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 159, July 21, 1920|Various

"I don't want the blighter fer a reglar customer," says the fruiterer.
Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 152, June 20, 1917|Various

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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单词	blighter
释义	blighter [ blahy-ter ] / ˈblaɪ tər / noun British Slang. a contemptible, worthless person, especially a man; scoundrel or rascal. a chap; bloke. Origin of blighter First recorded in 1815–25; blight + -er¹ Words nearby blighter blewit, blewits, Blida, Bligh, blight, blighter, blighty, bliksem, blimey, blimp, blimpish Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for blighter In which case, cruel to be kind, one simply stunned the blighter. The Girl on the Boat\|Pelham Grenville Wodehouse What I mean is, I can't understand why you should have married a blighter like me. Indiscretions of Archie\|P. G. Wodehouse "Only fair to give the—well, blighter a sporting chance," he explained to Professor Bernardi. Collector's Item\|Evelyn E. Smith Yes, I cocked one off the splice in the gully and the blighter gathered it. Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 159, July 21, 1920\|Various "I don't want the blighter fer a reglar customer," says the fruiterer. Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 152, June 20, 1917\|Various British Dictionary definitions for blighter blighter / (ˈblaɪtə) / noun British informal a fellowwhere's the blighter gone? a despicable or irritating person or thing Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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