blighter

blight·er

 (blī′tər)
n. Chiefly British Slang
A fellow, especially one held in low esteem.
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blighter

(ˈblaɪtə)
n
1. a fellow: where's the blighter gone?.
2. a despicable or irritating person or thing
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blight•er

(ˈblaɪ tər)

n. Brit. Slang.
1. a cad.
2. a bloke.
[1815–25]
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ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Noun1.blighter - a persistently annoying personblighter - a persistently annoying person  
nudnick, nudnik - (Yiddish) someone who is a boring pest
persecutor, tormenter, tormentor - someone who torments
2.blighter - a boy or manblighter - a boy or man; "that chap is your host"; "there's a fellow at the door"; "he's a likable cuss"; "he's a good bloke"
male person, male - a person who belongs to the sex that cannot have babies
dog - informal term for a man; "you lucky dog"
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Translations

blighter

(o.f.) [ˈblaɪtəʳ] N (Brit) → tipo/a m/f, tío/a m/f (Sp)
you blighter! (hum) → ¡menudo canalla estás hecho!, ¡qué cabrito! (Sp)
what a lucky blighter!¡qué suerte tiene el tío! (Sp) , ¡qué suertudo es! (LAm)
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

blighter

n (Brit inf) → Kerl m (inf); (= boy)ungezogener Bengel; (= girl)Luder nt (inf); a poor blighterein armer Hund (inf); you blighterdu Idiot! (inf); what a lucky blighter!so ein Glückspilz!
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blighter

[ˈblaɪtəʳ] n (fam) → disgraziato/a
you lucky blighter! → beato te!
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