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blighter en · NOUN

Pronunciation

• (Southern-England) audio
• /ˈblaɪtə/ (UK)
• [ˈblaɪɾɚ] (US)
• /ˈblaɪtɚ/ (US)

Etymology

From blight (something that impedes development or growth, or spoils any other aspect of life) + -er.

Meanings

1. One who blights.
2. (Commonwealth, Ireland, UK, qualifier:often disrespectful) A person, usually male, especially one who behaves in an objectionable or pitiable manner.
3. A man or child, especially an annoying one.
   • "[I]f I had known that Pine was such a blighter as to leave me nothing, I'm hanged if I'd have allowed him to be buried in such decent company." 1911, Fergus Hume, chapter 10, in Red Money:
   • Translation: there's still some hope for you, poor stammering blighter. 2012 March 27, David Seidler, “The King's Speech play: At last, my crowning moment...”, in The Independent, UK, retrieved 27 Dec 2012:
   • I tackled the blighter squarely. 1923, P. G. Wodehouse, The Inimitable Jeeves:
   • He knew that the old blighter had to be humored in certain small ways. 1919, Anthony Hope, chapter 7, in The Secret of the Tower:

Forms

Translations (23)

hu szivar (person) · cs zmetek (person) · cs šmejd (person) · cs mizera (person) · pl ziółko (person) · hu ipse (person) · ru негодяй (person) · ru гад (person) · hu pacák (person) · af swernoot (person) · bg мерзавец (person) · de Tunichtgut (person) · ru мерзавец (person) · de Taugenichts (person) · fi lurjus (person) · sv rackare (person) · de Nichtsnutz (person) · fi kiusankappale (person) · pl gagatek (person) · fr tête à claques (person) · hu alak (person) · cs parchant (person) · hu csórikám (person)