Definition of BLUDGER

bludger

Plural: bludgers

Noun

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

Examples

  • The bludger always waited for easy word placements in Words With Friends, rarely creating bingos.

Origin / Etymology

Corruption of bludgeoner.

Synonyms

Bleeker's jackfish, bludger trevally, nakedbreast trevally

Scrabble Score: 11

bludger: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Word
bludger: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
bludger: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 15

bludger: valid Words With Friends Word