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Welcher   /wˈɛltʃər/   Listen
Welcher

noun
1.
Someone who swindles you by not repaying a debt or wager.  Synonym: welsher.






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"Welcher" Quotes from Famous Books



... over his failure to do so, for at Tanana he received another message, and again at St. Michaels. He was grimly amused at the little Jew's craftiness, yet it sorely offended him to think that any one should consider him such a welcher. He had no intention of causing trouble, for he knew he had no legal claim against the fellow, and he doubted if he possessed even a moral right to share in the Lulu's riches. To play upon the Hebrew's fears, therefore, savored of extortion. Nevertheless, ...
— Laughing Bill Hyde and Other Stories • Rex Beach



Words linked to "Welcher" :   gouger, defrauder, chiseller, welsher, grifter, scammer, swindler, chiseler



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