blighter

ˈblaɪtər

Definition

Definition of blighter - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

informal male

Dated

informal term for a man or boy

Dated

The little blighter ran off with my hat.

chap

fellow

behavior

Dated

annoying or objectionable person

Dated

That blighter keeps interrupting our conversation.

nuisance

pest

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Expressions with blighter

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lucky blighter

person considered fortunate or having good luck

He won the lottery, the lucky blighter!

what a lucky blighter

intj.

conveys envy towards someone's luck

What a lucky blighter, he found a rare coin!

poor blighter

person seen as unfortunate or pitiable

That poor blighter lost his job yesterday.

you lucky blighter

exp.

expression of envy towards someone's good fortune

You won the lottery? You lucky blighter!

Origin of blighter

English, blight (harm) + er (one who)

Examples of blighter in a sentence

The cheeky blighter took the last piece of cake.
The blighter ruined the picnic with his loud music.
Everyone avoided the blighter who always complained.

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French:vaurien, casse-pieds, ...
German:Kerl, Nervensäge, ...
Italian:disgraziato, seccatore, ...
Spanish:granuja, molesto, ...
Portuguese:malandro, chato, ...
Chinese:家伙, 讨厌鬼, ...
Japanese:いたずら者, 厄介者, ...
Arabic:وَغْد, مُزعِج, ...
Hebrew:מַעֲצְבֵּן, נֻדְנִיק, ...
Russian:негодник, тип, ...
Ukrainian:шибеник, надокучливий тип, ...
Hindi:शैतान, व्यक्ति, ...
Bengali:ছোকরা, বিরক্তিকর ব্যক্তি, ...
Catalan:gamberro, pesat, ...
Czech:chlapík, otrava, ...
Danish:knægt, irriterende person, ...
Dutch:boef, lastpost, ...
Greek:τύπος, ενοχλητικός, ...
Hungarian:fickó, fráter, ...
Khmer:ក្មេងប្រុសចង្រៃ, ជនគួរឱ្យរំខាន, ...
Korean:녀석, 성가신 사람, ...
Persian:پسرک شیطان, آدم مزاحم, ...
Polish:łobuz, natręt, ...
Portuguese (BR):pestinha, chato, ...
Romanian:puști, nesuferit, ...
Swedish:rackare, jobbig person, ...
Thai:เจ้าหนู, คนที่น่ารำคาญ, ...
Turkish:velet, rahatsız edici kişi, ...
Vietnamese:thằng nhóc, kẻ phiền phức, ...

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Noun

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