"blighter" meaning in All languages combined

See blighter on Wiktionary

Noun [English]

Forms: blighters [plural]
Etymology: From blight + -er. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|blight|er|id2=agent noun}} blight + -er Head templates: {{en-noun}} blighter (plural blighters)
  1. One who blights.
    Sense id: en-blighter-en-noun-78qDE1TO
  2. (UK, Ireland, Commonwealth, often disrespectful) A person, usually male, especially one who behaves in an objectionable or pitiable manner. Tags: Commonwealth, Ireland, UK Translations (person): swernoot (Afrikaans), мерзавец (merzavec) [masculine] (Bulgarian), lurjus (Finnish), kiusankappale (Finnish), tête à claques [feminine] (French), Nichtsnutz [masculine] (German), Tunichtgut [masculine] (German), Taugenichts (German), alak (Hungarian), ipse (Hungarian), pacák (Hungarian), szivar (Hungarian), csórikám (Hungarian), ziółko [neuter] (Polish), gagatek [masculine] (Polish), мерзавец (merzavec) [masculine] (Russian), негодяй (negodjaj) [masculine] (Russian), гад (gad) [masculine] (Russian), rackare [common-gender] (Swedish)
    Sense id: en-blighter-en-noun-8esn~Lqw Categories (other): British English, Commonwealth English, Irish English, English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -er (agent noun), Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Afrikaans translations, Terms with Bulgarian translations, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with French translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Hungarian translations, Terms with Polish translations, Terms with Russian translations, Terms with Swedish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 28 70 2 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -er (agent noun): 21 75 4 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 25 69 5 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 31 65 3 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 28 69 3 Disambiguation of Terms with Afrikaans translations: 18 77 5 Disambiguation of Terms with Bulgarian translations: 17 76 6 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 18 76 6 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 22 72 6 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 19 74 6 Disambiguation of Terms with Hungarian translations: 18 78 5 Disambiguation of Terms with Polish translations: 19 74 7 Disambiguation of Terms with Russian translations: 20 75 5 Disambiguation of Terms with Swedish translations: 18 77 6 Disambiguation of 'person': 18 82 0
  3. A man or child, especially an annoying one.
    Sense id: en-blighter-en-noun-27EtlqFa

Inflected forms

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