welcher

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noun

One who welches (i.e. who fails to repay a debt).

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Meanings

welcher1

nounwelcher (plural welchers)

plural welchers · alternative welsher

  1. One who welches (i.e. who fails to repay a debt).
  2. UKoffensiveslangA Welshman or person of Welsh descent.

Welcher2

proper nounWelcher (plural Welchers)

plural Welchers

  1. A surname.

Synonyms & antonyms

nounsomeone who swindles you by not repaying a debt or wager

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welsher
Broader
swindlerdefrauderchiseller
Also see
deadbeatwelchwelsher

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

welcher · noun

From welch + -er.

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Welcher · proper noun

English surname, spelling variant of Welker.

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Translations

Finnish maksamatta jättäjä
  • maksamatta jättäjäTranslations
German Spitzbube, Gauner
  • SpitzbubeTranslations
  • GaunerTranslations
  • ZechprellerTranslations
  • SchwindlerTranslations
Cite this entry
APA

welcher. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/welcher

MLA

“welcher.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/welcher. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “welcher,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/welcher.

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