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bludger

noun

Definition of bludgernext
chiefly Australian & New Zealand
as in leech

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for bludger
  1. leech
  2. parasite
  3. sponge
  4. moocher
  5. miserable
  6. dependent
  7. hanger-on
  8. pauper
Noun
  • Yes, tap water is lower in microplastics than most bottled water, but bottling that tap water in plastic means microplastics leech into it.
    — Sam Stone, Bon Appetit Magazine, 27 Aug. 2026
  • The fact is that leeches are relished by everything from walleyes and bass to trout and all the panfish.
    — Byron W. Dalrymple, Outdoor Life, 4 June 2026
Definition of leech
Noun
  • The fish, having been medicated by this point, would have weakened immune systems unable to protect them against parasites.
    — John Donegan LONG BEACH POST, Arkansas Online, 15 Sep. 2026
  • For example, before vaccines kick in, sharing a litter box with another house cat risks transferring parasites.
    — Emily Tarinelli, Los Angeles Times, 11 Sep. 2026
Definition of parasite
Noun
  • For handwashing your dishes and anything that might not fit in your dishwasher, Senior Digital Editor Jenna Sims’ grandmother recommends using a special sponge.
    — Mary Alice Russell, Southern Living, 10 Sep. 2026
  • That creates a cooling sponge that can keep rivers flowing through dry summers and falls, ensuring adequate water for farms and cities as well as fish.
    — Brandon Loomis, AZCentral.com, 8 Sep. 2026
Definition of sponge
Noun
  • Netflix says the move, though distressing to moochers like me, is not meant to deter people from sharing accounts.
    — Boone Ashworth, Wired News, 1 Dec. 2025
  • But poor people on Medicaid or food stamps, according to this administration, those are the real moochers in this country.
    — Andrew Stanton, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 May 2025
Definition of moocher
Noun
  • Backup QBs Cam Miller (3-11, two picks) and Quinn Ewers (1-8, one pick) were a combined miserable.
    — Greg Cote August 16, Miami Herald, 16 Aug. 2026
Definition of miserable
Noun
  • The woman was not named in the statement, has been charged with neglect of a dependent.
    — Samira Asma-Sadeque, PEOPLE, 31 Aug. 2026
  • Going to college doesn’t necessarily mean a student is no longer your dependent.
    — Kelly Phillips Erb, Forbes.com, 15 Aug. 2026
Definition of dependent
Noun
  • The twisted tale involves a cadre of rappers and hangers-on, shootings in separate states, two deaths and various acts of betrayal.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 2 Sep. 2026
  • Next week’s trade deadline, in theory, should shake off a few hangers-on.
    — Levi Weaver, New York Times, 28 July 2026
Definition of hanger-on
Noun
  • After Blake Street Cemetery stopped accepting new burials in 1931, New Haven began relying on another paupers’ cemetery located on Woodin Street.
    — John Moritz, Hartford Courant, 20 July 2026
  • That honest job has, across four generations, fed prime ministers and paupers, cooked for the King and Queen, and quietly funded a one-man legal aid service for survivors of abuse.
    — Afdhel Aziz, Forbes.com, 17 July 2026
Definition of pauper
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