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    bludger
    /ˈblʌdʒə/

    noun

    • 1. a scrounger: informal, derogatory Australian, New Zealand "just look at that bludger, can't get his thieving hands on the cash fast enough"

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  2. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishBLUDGER | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

    BLUDGER definition: 1. someone who relies on the efforts of other people and wants to have things without working for…. Learn more.

  3. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › definition › englishbludger noun - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage...

    a person who asks other people for something because they cannot or do not want to pay for it synonym scrounger. Word Origin. Check pronunciation: bludger. Definition of bludger noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

  4. www.thefreedictionary.com › bludgerBludger - definition of bludger by The Free Dictionary

    bludger. (ˈblʌdʒə) n. 1. a person who scrounges. 2. a person who avoids work. 3. a person in authority regarded as ineffectual by those working under him. Collins English Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged, 12th Edition 2014 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2014.

  5. www.dictionary.com › browse › bludgerBLUDGER Definition & Meaning | Dictionary.com

    Bludger definition: a person who scrounges. See examples of BLUDGER used in a sentence.

  6. en.wiktionary.org › wiki › bludgerbludger - Wiktionary, the free dictionary

    Jun 2, 2024 · (Australia, New Zealand, slang, derogatory) A person who avoids working, or doing their share of work, a loafer, a hanger-on, one who does not pull their weight. [From 1919.] A widespread species of large marine fish, Carangoides gymnostethus, in the jack family, Carangidae. Synonyms: bludger trevally, nakedbreast trevally, Bleeker's jackfish.

  7. www.oed.com › dictionary › bludger_nbludger, n. meanings, etymology and more - Oxford English...

    There are two meanings listed in OED's entry for the noun bludger. See ‘Meaning & use’ for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence. This word is used in Australian English and New Zealand English.

  8. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › bludgeBludge Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

    In the early 20th century, bludge became the verb for what a bludger does. By then, a somewhat softened bludger had appeared in Australia and New Zealand: the pimping and the bullying were eliminated, and the parasitical tendencies reduced to mere cadging or sponging.