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Definition of blighter noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

blighter

noun
 
/ˈblaɪtə(r)/
 
/ˈblaɪtər/
(British English, old-fashioned, informal)
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  1. a way of referring to a person (usually a man) that you either find unpleasant or that you feel some sympathy for
    Word Originearly 19th cent.: from blight + -er.
pity
noun
 
 
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