WELSHER

welcher, welsher

(noun) someone who swindles you by not repaying a debt or wager

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

Welsher (plural Welshers)

(US) A person of Welsh descent; a Welshman.

Anagrams

• Wehrles

Etymology

Noun

welsher (plural welshers)

(British) Alternative spelling of welcher

Anagrams

• Wehrles

Source: Wiktionary


Welsh"er, n.

Definition: One who cheats at a horse race; one who bets, without a chance of being able to pay; one who receives money to back certain horses and absconds with it. [Written also welcher.] [Slang, Eng.]

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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