blighter

noun

blight·​er ˈblī-tər 

1

: one that blights

2

chiefly British

a

: a disliked or contemptible person

b

: fellow, guy

Synonyms

• bastard
• beast
• bleeder [British]
• boor
• bounder
• bugger
• buzzard
• cad
• chuff
• churl
• clown
• creep
• cretin
• crud [slang]
• crumb [slang]
• cur
• dirtbag [slang]
• dog
• fink
• heel
• hound
• jerk
• joker
• louse
• lout
• pill
• rat
• rat fink
• reptile
• rotter
• schmuck [slang]
• scum
• scumbag [slang]
• scuzzball [slang]
• skunk
• sleaze
• sleazebag [slang]
• sleazeball [slang]
• slime
• slimeball [slang]
• slob
• snake
• so-and-so
• sod [chiefly British]
• stinkard
• stinker
• swine
• toad
• varmint
• vermin

Examples of blighter in a Sentence

Just tell the blighter to leave you alone.

I feel sorry for the little blighter.

Word History

First Known Use

1797, in the meaning defined at sense 1