blighter

noun

ˈblī-tər How to pronounce blighter (audio)
Definition of blighternext
chiefly British
as in bastard
a person whose behavior is offensive to others if the old chap gets unruly, just tell the blighter to leave you alone

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  1. jerk
  2. dog
  3. clown
  4. skunk
  5. joker
Noun
  • Jeff Goldblum plays the Wizard of Oz, a lanky charmer who might be a jerk at best and a puppet of fascists at worst.
    Stephanie Zacharek, TIME, 20 Nov. 2024
  • Johnson stars as Callum Drift, head of security for St. Nicholas (J.K. Simmons), and the beefy bodyguard is retiring after 540 years on the job because, well, people turn into jerks at Christmas.
    Brian Truitt, USA TODAY, 14 Nov. 2024
Definition of jerk
Noun
  • According to LifeLine, the DeKalb shelter takes in 135 dogs a week on average.
    Jim Gaines, ajc, 13 Sep. 2023
  • The remains were found by two men who were running their dogs and looking for rocks, according to DNASolves.
    CBS News, CBS News, 13 Sep. 2023
Definition of dog
Noun
  • It Chapter Two is down to clown, again — in a bloody, silly, overwrought sequel Moving down the tension scale to thrillers, Netflix is offloading a few particularly popular titles.
    Ryan Coleman, EW.com, 2 Nov. 2024
  • An 8-year-old girl fought off a man wearing a clown mask who police in Colorado reported attacked and attempted to kidnap her during a break-in at her family's home last week.
    Natalie Neysa Alund, USA TODAY, 23 Oct. 2024
Definition of clown
Noun
  • The county also confirmed the disease in eight skunks, two raccoons, two foxes and a dog, who also bit a person.
    Brooke Park, San Antonio Express-News, 20 Oct. 2024
  • Goetz also calls out juniper and boxwood foliage for notoriously smelling like cat urine, hawthorn tree flowers for smelling like carrion, and the flashy flowers of crown fritillaria (Fritillaria imperialis) bulbs for mimicking a skunk.
    Erica Browne Grivas, Better Homes & Gardens, 12 Oct. 2024
Definition of skunk
Noun
  • Imagine trying to slide a book on a table while some joker is pushing down on it.
    Rhett Allain, WIRED, 20 Sep. 2024
  • Read the full Cancer Daily Horoscope Leo (July 23 - August 22) Playing practical joker?
    USA TODAY, USA TODAY, 2 Nov. 2024
Definition of joker
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“Blighter.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/blighter. Accessed 30 Nov. 2024.

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