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

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How to use blighter in a sentence

  • “Hanged if I can make out half what them blighters say,” Mr. Edmondson continued cheerfully.

    Gray youth | Oliver Onions
  • "Let's have an avalanche and knock the silly blighters out of our valley for good and all," Winn suggested.

    The Dark Tower | Phyllis Bottome
  • I was afraid the blighters might halve this one and need extra holes!

    Fore! | Charles Emmett Van Loan
  • He says, "Now then, some of you blighters, do you want to get killed?"

    'Green Balls' | Paul Bewsher
  • Beg pardon, sir, but there's another of those blighters tap-tapping alongside, our end.

    Sea Warfare | Rudyard Kipling

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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