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Definitions for Bludger
[1] to shirk.
[2] to impose on (someone).
[3] an easy task.
[4] a person who scrounges
[5] a person who avoids work
[6] a person in authority regarded as ineffectual by those working under him
[7] (when intr , often foll by on ) to scrounge from (someone)
[8] (intr) to evade work
[9] (intr) archaic to act as a pimp
[10] a very easy task; undemanding employment
Words nearby Bludger
bludgeblub, blubber, blubberhead, blubbery, blucher, bludge, bludgeon, bludger, blue, blue agave, blue alert
Origin of Bludger
1915–20; false analysis of bludgeon (v.) gives phrase bludge on to impose on; back formation from bludgeon (noun) gives bludge (v.) to use a bludgeon, whence bludger bully, especially a harlot's bully, pimp, hence shirker, whence bludge (v.) to shirk
Other words from Bludger
bludg·er , noun
Word origin for Bludger
C19: back formation from slang bludger pimp, from bludgeon