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# bludger

noun (a bludger, bludgers — Australia, New Zealand, slang); noun (Bludger — Harry Potter)

«bludger» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

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 →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/bludger/#m1)
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 →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/bludger/#m2)

### 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 →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/bludger/#x1)
- He's a bit of a bludger, he never washes up. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/bludger/#x2)
- P.E. today was a total bludge. (Australia, slang) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/bludger/#x3)
- The Bludger nearly knocked Harry off his broom. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/bludger/#x4)
- Beaters hit the Bludgers away from their team. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/bludger/#x5)
- Don't be a bludger, do your share of the project. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/bludger/#x6)

### 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.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «bludger» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/bludger/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«bludger» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/bludger.html) on Mova free.