bludger

chiefly Australian & New Zealand

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for bludger
Noun
  • Those who predicted a doomed future for all of humanity called us addicts and criminals, leeches and slime (and way worse things) because we were detested, shouted at, dragged by our arms across bedrooms and public sporting events.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 28 Oct. 2025
  • The horror film takes the world of elite sports to disturbing new extremes, filled with brutal ambition, blood-sucking leeches, and hard-hitting serves.
    Leo Barraclough, Variety, 28 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • Extreme temperatures, parasites, viruses, fungi, and bacteria are all common dangers.
    Maria Azzurra Volpe, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 Oct. 2025
  • While striped skunk is edible, Coalition Brewing warns against its strong odor, scavenger diet and susceptibility to parasites.
    Stuart Dyos, USA Today, 29 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • Scrub the area with a non-abrasive sponge or cloth.
    Daley Quinn, Southern Living, 5 Nov. 2025
  • To spot-clean, apply a small amount of water with a sponge and scrub gently.
    Jennifer Beck Goldblatt, Architectural Digest, 31 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
  • Similar concerns are upsetting older adults in Sunnyvale, where a program that serves healthy meals to residents aged 60 and older, as well as their spouses and disabled dependents, increasingly has to turn people away as demand has outstripped the program’s funding.
    Panashe Matemba-Mutasa, Mercury News, 27 Oct. 2025
  • Those with more than two children or additional qualifying dependents may receive even more.
    Aliss Higham, MSNBC Newsweek, 18 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • Meynecke said his footage suggested the whales found their hangers-on annoying.
    CNN Money, CNN Money, 8 Nov. 2025
  • During the 2024 election, Amazon’s Prime Video tapped Brian Williams to moderate a conversation-heavy Election Night hangout with a large crowd of journalists, influencers and hangers-on.
    Brian Steinberg, Variety, 31 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • Brian Niccol, the coffee chain boss, is paid a pauper’s sum of nearly $100 million.
    Allison Morrow, CNN Money, 6 Nov. 2025
  • In it, novice nun Viridiana (Silvia Pinal) does her utmost to maintain her Catholic principles, but her lecherous uncle (Fernando Rey) and a motley assemblage of paupers force her to confront the limits of her idealism.
    Ryan Lattanzio, IndieWire, 5 Nov. 2025
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“Bludger.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bludger. Accessed 16 Nov. 2025.

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