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bludger

noun

Etymology

Corruption of bludgeoner.

Definitions

  1. A pimp, a man living off the earnings of a harlot.

    • Oscar pondered for a while, then said, "Oh, but halfcastes don't seem to be any good at all. All the men here are loafers and bludgers, the women practically all whores."

  2. A person who avoids working, or doing their share of work, a loafer, a hanger-on, one who…

    A person who avoids working, or doing their share of work, a loafer, a hanger-on, one who does not pull their weight.

    • If she is doing the work of two parents because her husband has died or left her or is violent and has driven her and the kids from home, then suddenly she is a bludger.

  3. A widespread species of large marine fish, Carangoides gymnostethus, in the jack family,…

    A widespread species of large marine fish, Carangoides gymnostethus, in the jack family, Carangidae.

  4. ›+ 1 more definition

    1. A ball used in the sports of Quidditch and Muggle Quidditch.

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Derived

dole bludger

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