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 couple revealed exclusively to PEOPLE that their new rescue pup — whose name may or may not be Javi — is undergoing treatment for a parasite, delaying his arrival at their New York City home.
    — Dave Quinn, PEOPLE, 19 Oct. 2026
  • The Cockroach movement began as an online satirical campaign this summer after India’s chief justice compared unemployed young people to parasites.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 11 Oct. 2026
Definition of parasite
Noun
  • Rock stars have sponges and ammonia lying around the bathroom?
    — Blake J. Harris, Vanity Fair, 19 Oct. 2026
  • Dip a clean sponge into this solution and wipe down all the shelves and drawers in the refrigerator.
    — Asia London Palomba, The Spruce, 16 Oct. 2026
Definition of sponge
Noun
  • But the decision to portray an unemployed moocher as a young, white, cheeseball-chomping gamer named Brad upset some conservative commentators last week.
    — Laura Turbay, Los Angeles Times, 6 Oct. 2026
  • But the decision to portray an unemployed moocher as a young, White, cheeseball-chomping gamer named Brad upset some conservative commentators last week.
    — CBS News, CBS News, 6 Oct. 2026
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
  • Over the years, Morgan did in fact become Gabe’s de facto dad, and Gabe his dependent.
    — Rafaela Bassili, Vulture, 16 Oct. 2026
  • The woman was not named in the statement, has been charged with neglect of a dependent.
    — Samira Asma-Sadeque, PEOPLE, 31 Aug. 2026
Definition of dependent
Noun
  • He’s surrounded by hangers-on, speaks with an oblique, affectless wisdom, and is named Harlow (rearrange the letters).
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 29 Sep. 2026
  • In late August, the hotel turns into a red-carpet event for celebrities, stars of the silver screen, and various hangers-on at the Venice Film Festival to which the Excelsior is inexorably linked, now enjoying its 10th decade.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 8 Sep. 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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“Bludger.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bludger. Accessed 28 Oct. 2026.

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