1 (!!!, slang) used to insult sb, especially a man, who has been rude, unpleasant or cruel:
He's a real bastard. * You bastard! You've made her cry.
2 (BrE, slang) a word that some people use about or to sb, especially a man, who they feel very jealous of or sorry for:
What a lucky bastard! * You poor bastard!
3 (BrE, slang) used about sth that causes difficulties or problems:
It's a bastard of a problem.
4 (old-fashioned, disapproving) a person whose parents were not married to each other when he or she was born
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Sourced from Main Dictionary in Lughet's collection.
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Is bastard a noun, verb, or something else?
In this entry, bastard is tagged as noun.
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