bludger

chiefly Australian & New Zealand

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for bludger
Noun
  • Tatum and Bullock have spoken about filming the leech scene together before.
    Tommy McArdle, PEOPLE, 6 Oct. 2025
  • Once the workplace of Revolutionary War figure General Hugh Mercer, the recreated 18th-century pharmacy and doctor’s office is filled with tinctures, leeches, and surgical tools, all explained by costumed interpreters.
    Madeline Weinfield, Southern Living, 17 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • These methods sort through the DNA in a sample looking for specific genes that are signatures of parasites like pinworms, as well as bacterial pathogens.
    Veronique Greenwood, Time, 24 Oct. 2025
  • Extreme temperatures, parasites, viruses, fungi, and bacteria are also major dangers.
    Maria Azzurra Volpe, MSNBC Newsweek, 24 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • Lightly scrub with a sponge or soft brush, then remove the product.
    Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 20 Oct. 2025
  • Plants act like sponges, Martineau explained.
    Eva Roytburg, Fortune, 16 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • 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
  • Simply put, some animals don’t like moochers.
    Emilie Le Beau Lucchesi, Discover Magazine, 13 Dec. 2024
Noun
  • This limit applies to able-bodied adults without dependents (ABAWDs).
    Aliss Higham, MSNBC Newsweek, 7 Oct. 2025
  • Amazon also warned holders of H-4 dependent visas, which are for spouses and dependents of H-1B visas, to remain in the US.
    Jason Ma, Fortune, 20 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • The ultimate goal, then, seems to be nothing less than the complete supplanting of MAGA with a new political movement—an angry, ultra-conspiratorial, unbiblical, neo-pagan movement of misfits and their hangers-on.
    Josh Hammer, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 Oct. 2025
  • She’s gained a following on TikTok and elsewhere by spoofing very specific types of people—like an unpredictable roommate or a socially awkward hanger-on—in micro-format.
    David Sims, The Atlantic, 1 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • Instead, town officials buried him in a pauper’s grave.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 16 Oct. 2025
  • The woman was killed by one of Iblis’ masters, a pauper who dreamed of infinite wealth and attention.
    Kayti Burt, Time, 3 Oct. 2025
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“Bludger.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bludger. Accessed 27 Oct. 2025.

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