8 letters · 14 points in Scrabble
noun a persistently annoying person
noun a boy or man
originEtymology tree English blight Proto-Indo-European *-yósder. Proto-Italic *-āzijos Latin -āriusnom. Latin -āriusbor. Proto-Germanic *-ārijaz Proto-West Germanic *-ārī Old English -ere Middle English -ere English -er English blighter From blight (something that impedes development or growth, or spoils any other aspect of life) + -er.
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