Smudger
name, noun, slang
name, noun, slang ·Uncommon ·College level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 One who, or that which, smudges.
"Servile smudgers of history, prattling about an Emil Ludwig and a Thomas Mann season — meaning the Weimar period — as if it had produced me and as if I had used the Republic for a background!"
- 2 A photographer. British, dated, slang
"Smudger An old term for a photographer, one that alludes to dodgy developing."
Proper Noun
- 1 A nickname of the surname Smith. Australia, UK
Example
More examples"Servile smudgers of history, prattling about an Emil Ludwig and a Thomas Mann season — meaning the Weimar period — as if it had produced me and as if I had used the Republic for a background!"
Etymology
Etymology 1
From smudge + -er.
Etymology 2
As smiths are often covered in smudges of soot.
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