welsher

Estimated CEFR level: C2 — Proficiency

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Definition

From welsh + -er.

They got on money matters; and, seeing plain how she'd been bilked, my wife gave the welsher a bit of her mind, and he showed his teeth in a way that meant Murder. — The Dop Doctor, Richard Dehan
But when other chaps on the panel presented their excuses to the judge and managed to persuade him of the imperative needs of family or business, and slipped--grinning discreetly--out of the court room, he merely inaudibly called them welshers and pikers. — By Advice of Counsel, Arthur Cheney Train
"What do you think of our chauffeur now?" cried Cynthia radiantly, for the winning of those few sovereigns was a real joy to her, and the shadow of the welsher had no terrors, since she did not know what Medenham meant. — Cynthia's Chauffeur, Louis Tracy

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