BLIGHTER


Meaning of BLIGHTER in English

/ ˈblaɪtə(r); NAmE / noun

( old-fashioned , BrE , informal ) a way of referring to a person (usually a man) that you either find unpleasant or that you feel some sympathy for

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WORD ORIGIN

early 19th cent.: from blight + -er .

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