| 释义 |
blagger, n.2 Brit. slang.
Brit. |ˈblagə|, U.S. |ˈblægər|
[‹ blag v.2 + -er suffix1. Compare earlier blagger n. at blag n.1 Derivatives.]
A person who seeks to obtain or achieve something by persuasive talk or plausible deception; a bluffer, a scrounger, a cadger.
1963J. Holliday in Sunday Tel. 18 Aug. 4/4 It is the job of the Blagger to invite, persuade, or trap people into the [Bingo] parlour. 1994Daily Tel. 20 Sept. 15/7 The only problem about the lifestyle is that it attracts a lot of blaggers who are seduced by the glamour of being a musician. 2001Arena Aug. 73/1 Shortly afterwards his dad—who, it's fair to say, is something of a blagger—convinced Blackpool Pleasure Beach he'd spotted a great young singing talent. |
