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Noun: blighter  blI-tu(r)
Usage: Brit, informal
  1. A persistently annoying person
    - pest, cuss [informal], pesterer, gadfly
     
  2. A boy or man
    "you lucky blighter";
    - chap [Brit, informal], fellow, feller [non-standard], fella [informal], lad [informal], gent [informal], cuss [informal], bloke [Brit, informal], boyo [UK, Ireland], bucko [informal], dog [informal]
     
  3. Someone regarded with pity or contempt
    "you poor blighter"; "the blighter stole my money!";
    - bleeder [Brit, informal]

Derived forms: blighters

Type of: male, male person, persecutor, tormenter, tormentor

Encyclopedia: Blighter