blighter

[ blahy-ter ]

noun

, British Slang.

1. a contemptible, worthless person, especially a man; scoundrel or rascal.
2. a chap; bloke.

blighter

/ ˈblaɪtə /

noun

1. a fellow

   where's the blighter gone?

2. a despicable or irritating person or thing

Word History and Origins

Origin of blighter¹

First recorded in 1815–25; blight + -er ¹

Example Sentences

That potential is inspiring more than a dozen companies around the world—including Blighter Surveillance Systems in England, and Dedrone and DeTect in the U.S.—to develop antidrone technology.

From Scientific American

“Quite frankly, old chap, I know nothing about the bally snake. I thought the blighter had died years ago.”

From Literature

“Feathery old fool went to sleep in a rotten dead tree. It got blown down in a gale and trapped the blighter underneath. He’d have died if I hadn’t come along, dug under the thing and pulled him out. Popped out like a shuttlecock under a door. Fellow officer, you understand. Couldn’t leave him there to get flattened. His face is flat enough as it is.”

From Literature

"What's the little blighter been up to now?"

From Literature

The poor blighter doesn’t even know it, but that will only make him serve us better.

From Literature