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bludgeoner

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

One who bludgeons.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Examples

  • 2007, New York Post, October 27 Puppy-Killer Gets 9 Months in Cage An unemployed, coke-abusing dog-bludgeoner was sentenced yesterday to nine months in prison by a Manhattan Supreme Court judge who called the man's 2005 murder of his pet "unimaginable."

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noun

Meaning 2

an assailant who uses a bludgeon

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Broader terms: attacker, aggressor, assailant, assaulter

History

Etymology

Etymology tree Cornishder.? Middle French bouge Middle French bougeonder. English bludgeon Proto-Indo-European *-yósder. Proto-Italic *-āzios Latin -āriusnom. Latin -āriusbor. Proto-Germanic *-ārijaz Proto-West Germanic *-ārī Old English -ere Middle English -ere English -er English bludgeoner From bludgeon + -er.