blighter
pronunciation
How to pronounce blighter in British English:
UK [ˈblaɪtə(r)]
How to pronounce blighter in American English:
US [ˈblaɪtɚ]
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- Noun:
- a persistently annoying person
- a boy or man
Word Origin
- blighter (n.)
- 1822, "thing which blights," agent noun from blight (v.). British colloquial sense of "contemptible person" (often jocular) is recorded from 1896.
Example
- 1. You are a lucky blighter !
- 2. Going to detain a blighter for enjoying his whiskey ?
- 3. I 'm sorry , but I have to hit this blighter .
- 4. If the thought of doing that leaves you feeling too sick , you may need a bit of cognitive behaviour therapy to get the requisite distance from the blighter .