flasher

[ flash-er ]

/ ˈflæʃ ər /

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noun

a person or thing that flashes.

a flashing light operated by a switching device that automatically turns it on and off alternately.

a signal light on an automotive vehicle that can be made to flash, as to indicate the intention of making a turn or to call attention to a vehicle that has slowed or stopped in a hazardous place.Compare turn signal.

the switching device that operates such a light.

Slang. a person, especially a man, who exposes the genitals suddenly, and usually briefly, in public.

Origin of flasher

First recorded in 1605–15; flash + -er¹

Words nearby flasher

flashcard, flashcube, flash drive, flashed glass, flash eliminator, flasher, flash fiction, flash flood, flash-forward, flash-freeze, flashgun

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Example sentences from the Web for flasher

If we are with Mr. Flasher at a quarter past, we shall just hit the best time.
The Posthumous Papers of the Pickwick Club, v. 2(of 2)|Charles Dickens
Captain Flasher did not give satisfaction, which indeed was not to be expected, considering that he wanted a subscription.
Ask Momma|R. S. Surtees
A Flasher,—to swear how often the bank had been stripped by lucky players.
The Gaming Table: Its Votaries and Victims|Andrew Steinmetz

British Dictionary definitions for flasher

flasher

/ (ˈflæʃə) /

noun

something that flashes, such as a direction indicator on a vehicle

British slang a person who indecently exposes himself

Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

单词	flasher
释义	flasher [ flash-er ] / ˈflæʃ ər / SEE SYNONYMS FOR flasher ON THESAURUS.COM noun a person or thing that flashes. a flashing light operated by a switching device that automatically turns it on and off alternately. a signal light on an automotive vehicle that can be made to flash, as to indicate the intention of making a turn or to call attention to a vehicle that has slowed or stopped in a hazardous place.Compare turn signal. the switching device that operates such a light. Slang. a person, especially a man, who exposes the genitals suddenly, and usually briefly, in public. Origin of flasher First recorded in 1605–15; flash + -er¹ Words nearby flasher flashcard, flashcube, flash drive, flashed glass, flash eliminator, flasher, flash fiction, flash flood, flash-forward, flash-freeze, flashgun Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for flasher If we are with Mr. Flasher at a quarter past, we shall just hit the best time. The Posthumous Papers of the Pickwick Club, v. 2(of 2)\|Charles Dickens Captain Flasher did not give satisfaction, which indeed was not to be expected, considering that he wanted a subscription. Ask Momma\|R. S. Surtees A Flasher,—to swear how often the bank had been stripped by lucky players. The Gaming Table: Its Votaries and Victims\|Andrew Steinmetz British Dictionary definitions for flasher flasher / (ˈflæʃə) / noun something that flashes, such as a direction indicator on a vehicle British slang a person who indecently exposes himself Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to flasher garish, splashy, ostentatious, gaudy, ornate, pretentious, classy, sensational, unusual, rapid, unforeseen, precipitous, hasty, abrupt, immediate, quick, swift, slight, cursory, one-dimensional
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flasher

noun

Origin of flasher

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Example sentences from the Web for flasher

British Dictionary definitions for flasher

noun

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