bludger
part of speech
noun (a bludger, bludgers — Australia, New Zealand, slang); noun (Bludger — Harry Potter)
meaning for a pupil
1) (Australia, NZ, slang) A lazy person who avoids work or lets others do it, or someone who lives on other people's money. tree →
2) In the Harry Potter books, a Bludger is a heavy ball in the game of Quidditch that flies around trying to knock players off their brooms. tree →
sense in the lessons
In Australian and New Zealand everyday talk, «bludger» is a mildly insulting slang word; «dole bludger» is a rude name for someone on unemployment money. Verb «bludge»: to slack off, and «a bludge» is an easy task. For many children it is first known from Harry Potter.
examples
- Get up and help, you bludger! (Australia, slang) tree →
- He's a bit of a bludger, he never washes up. tree →
- P.E. today was a total bludge. (Australia, slang) tree →
- The Bludger nearly knocked Harry off his broom. tree →
- Beaters hit the Bludgers away from their team. tree →
- Don't be a bludger, do your share of the project. tree →
note
Countable: a bludger, bludgers. Slang and rude-ish, mostly Australia and NZ; not used in formal writing. Calling someone a «dole bludger» is unkind and unfair to people who need help. In Harry Potter it is written with a capital B.
Trees and pragmatics
Every meaning and example of «bludger» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.