English Explanatory Dictionary

bludger

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A pimp, a man living off the earnings of a harlot.
  2. A person who avoids working, or doing their share of work, a loafer, a hanger-on, one who does not pull their weight.
  3. A widespread species of large marine fish, Carangoides gymnostethus, in the jack family, Carangidae.
  4. A ball used in the sports of Quidditch and Muggle Quidditch.

Pronunciation

EN-AU ck1 bludger.ogg

Word forms

bludger bludgers

Etymology

Corruption of bludgeoner.

Synonyms

hoon mack whoremonger abbot bludger bully cock-bawd dalaal fishmonger flashman fleshmonger hustler mackerel mack daddy muttonmonger nookie-bookie pandar pimp pussymonger ruffian souteneur sweetman whoreman whoremaster freeloader moocher smell-feast bloodsucker bummer free rider gadfly leech mooch parasite scrounge scrounger scunge sponge sponger sucker trencher mate bludger trevally nakedbreast trevally Bleeker's jackfish

Related words

bludge freeloader free rider

Derived words

dole bludger
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