blighter

blight·er

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [blahy-ter]
- /ˈblaɪ tər/
- /ˈblaɪ.tər/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [blahy-ter]
- /ˈblaɪ tər/

Definitions of blighter word

countable noun blighter You can refer to someone you do not like as a blighter. 3
countable noun blighter You can use blighter as an informal way of referring to someone. 3
noun blighter a fellow 3
noun blighter a despicable or irritating person or thing 3
noun blighter a person or thing that blights 3
noun blighter a mean or contemptible fellow 3

See all 11 definitions of blighter

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Origin of blighter

First appearance:

before 1815

One of the 39% newest English words

First recorded in 1815-25; blight + -er1

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Parts of speech for Blighter

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Blighter

blighter popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 62% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data about 61% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

blighter usage trend in Literature

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