blighternoun [ C ]
uk/ˈblaɪ.tər/us/ˈblaɪ.t̬ɚ/UK old-fashioned informala man or child, especially an annoying one:
The little blighters next door have trampled all over my flowers again.
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Unpleasant men
- badass
- blackguard
- bounder
- bovver boy
- bruiser
- creep
- dog
- git
- lager lout
- lech
- oik
- roughneck
- ruffian
- scoundrel
- sob
- warlock
- white van man
- wide boy
- wise guy
- yob
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