noun
Meaning 1
One who blights.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
blighter
Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.
Sound
Pronunciation
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UK: /ˈblaɪtə/
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US: /ˈblaɪtɚ/
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US: [ˈblaɪɾɚ]
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noun
Meaning 2
A person, usually male, especially one who behaves in an objectionable or pitiable manner.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: Commonwealth, Ireland, UK
Qualifier: often disrespectful
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
noun
Meaning 3
A man or child, especially an annoying one.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
noun
Meaning 4
a boy or man
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
- that chap is your host
- there's a fellow at the door
- he's a likable cuss
- he's a good bloke
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: chap, fellow, feller, fella, lad, gent, cuss, bloke
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: male, male person
Narrower terms: dog
noun
Meaning 5
a persistently annoying person
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: pest, cuss, pesterer, gadfly
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: tormentor, tormenter, persecutor
Narrower terms: nudnik, nudnick
History
Etymology
From blight (something that impedes development or growth, or spoils any other aspect of life) + -er.
Across languages
Translations
23 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Afrikaans: swernoot — person
- Bulgarian: мерзавец (merzavec) — person
- Czech: mizera — person
- Czech: parchant — person
- Czech: šmejd — person
- Czech: zmetek — person
- Finnish: lurjus — person
- Finnish: kiusankappale — person
- French: tête à claques — person
- German: Nichtsnutz — person
- German: Tunichtgut — person
- German: Taugenichts — person
- Hungarian: alak — person
- Hungarian: ipse — person
- Hungarian: pacák — person
- Hungarian: szivar — person
- Hungarian: csórikám — person
- Polish: ziółko — person
- Polish: gagatek — person
- Russian: мерзавец (merzavec) — person
- Russian: негодяй (negodjaj) — person
- Russian: гад (gad) — person
- Swedish: rackare — person