bludgers

Definition of bludgersnext
plural of bludger, chiefly Australian & New Zealand

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Noun
  • Crustaceans are nibblers of plants, scavengers of carrion, and parasites of larger animals.
    Andrew Coletti, Popular Science, 12 Mar. 2026
  • Further, co-author Thomas Wierzba, a professor of infectious diseases at Wake Forest School of Medicine, explains that ETVAX reduced moderate-to-severe diarrhea from viruses, bacteria or other parasites by 21 percent.
    Sahas Mehra, Scientific American, 10 Mar. 2026
Noun
  • Dysmenorrhea might be treated by placing leeches on the abdomen to increase blood loss.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 11 Mar. 2026
  • In an effort to save Cathy, doctors place leeches over her body in hopes of removing the bad blood.
    Jazz Tangcay, Variety, 14 Feb. 2026
Noun
  • Glass sponges build intricate, mesh-like skeletons out of silica — the same material used to make glass.
    Ryan Brennan, Miami Herald, 11 Mar. 2026
  • Kitchen sponges trap food particles and bacteria.
    Cody Godwin, USA Today, 8 Mar. 2026
Noun
  • The world has gotten a glimpse of the fawning, skeezy shamelessness of his famous hangers-on, but not enough to criminally implicate them.
    Charlie Warzel, The Atlantic, 14 Feb. 2026
  • Callie is popular and vivacious, perpetually surrounded by admirers and various hangers-on (Audrey Grace Marshall’s Cara is hellbent on usurping Minnie’s place in Callie’s life, while her himbo-esque boyfriend Brad is given wonderful dimension through Beck Nolan’s sneaky-good performance).
    Kate Erbland, IndieWire, 13 Feb. 2026
Noun
  • In fact many of the characters—even Big Gunna, one of the great larger-than-life paupers of Laxness’s oeuvre—did live in Mosfellsdalur and went by the names Laxness gives them in the book.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 11 Feb. 2026
  • 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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“Bludgers.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bludgers. Accessed 19 Mar. 2026.

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