Word Explorer

Blighter

🔄 Synonyms of "Blighter"

9 synonyms found via WordNet and Google Books.

WordDefinition
fellownoun(chiefly in the plural, also figuratively) A companion; a comrade.
cussnoun(chiefly US, colloquial) To use cursing, to use bad language, to speak profanely.
gadflynounA person or thing that irritates or instigates.
gentnoun(colloquial) A gentleman.
ladnounA boy or young man.
pesterernouna persistently annoying person
chapnoun(dated outside UK and Australia) A man, a fellow.
fellanoun(Australian Aboriginal) Used as a general intensifier; a pfella.
pestnounAny destructive insect that attacks crops or livestock; an agricultural pest.

💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Blighter"

Found via reverse dictionary — words that share a conceptual meaning.

WordDefinition
cussnoun(chiefly US, colloquial) A curse.
ladnounA boy or young man.
fellanoun(Australian Aboriginal) Used as a general intensifier; a pfella.
chapnoun(dated outside UK and Australia) A man, a fellow.
gentnoun(colloquial) A gentleman.
fellownoun(chiefly in the plural, also figuratively) A companion; a comrade.
pestnounAny destructive insect that attacks crops or livestock; an agricultural pest.
gadflynounA person or thing that irritates or instigates.
pesterernouna persistently annoying person
bleedernounA person who is easily made to bleed, or who bleeds in unusually large amounts, particularly a hemophiliac.
blatterernounSomeone who blatters; a babbler.
blarneyernounOne who blarneys.
bedevillernounA person or thing that bedevils.
bletherernoun(especially Northern England, Scotland, Northern Ireland) Alternative spelling of blatherer. [One who blathers.]
belittlernounOne who belittles.
benighternounOne who benights or keeps others in darkness.
bluiternoun(archaic) Alternative form of blooter. [(now slang) A babbler, a bumbling idiot, a fool.]
trouble-mongernounA troublemaker.
blatherskitenounNonsense or blather; empty talk.
menacenounA perceived threat or danger.

Words Strongly Associated with "Blighter"

These words statistically appear in the same text as "blighter" (Google Books Ngrams).

🎨 Adjectives for "Blighter"

Popular adjectives used to describe this word in books.

📝 Common Phrases with "Blighter"

Words that come before

Words that come after

🌐 Broader and Narrower Concepts

More General (hypernyms)

More Specific (hyponyms)

Translate “Blighter” into Another Language

Pick a language — the word will be pre-filled in the translator.

🔗 Explore Related Words

Home/Dictionary/Blighter