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welsher
welsh W0090700 (wĕlsh, wĕlch) also welch (wĕlch)intr.v. welshed, welsh·ing, welsh·es also welched or welch·ing or welch·es Informal 1. To swindle a person by not paying a debt or wager: welsh on a bet.2. To fail to fulfill an obligation.
[Origin unknown.]
welsh′er n.
Welsh W0090700 (wĕlsh, wĕlch)adj. Of or relating to Wales or its people, language, or culture.n.1. The people of Wales.2. The Celtic language of Wales. Also called Cymric.
[Middle English Walische, from Old English Wælisc, from Wealh, foreigner, Welshman, Celt, probably ultimately from a Celtic tribal name; akin to Latin Volcae, a confederation of Celtic tribes of the late first millennium bc, from a Celtic source perhaps akin to Welsh gwalch, hawk.]Thesaurus| Noun | 1. | welsher - someone who swindles you by not repaying a debt or wagerwelcherchiseler, chiseller, defrauder, grifter, scammer, swindler, gouger - a person who swindles you by means of deception or fraud |
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Synonyms for welshernoun someone who swindles you by not repaying a debt or wagerSynonymsRelated Words- chiseler
- chiseller
- defrauder
- grifter
- scammer
- swindler
- gouger
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