"filcher" meaning in All languages combined

See filcher on Wiktionary

Noun [English]

Forms: filchers [plural]
Etymology: filch + -er Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|filch|er|id2=agent noun}} filch + -er Head templates: {{en-noun}} filcher (plural filchers)
  1. One who filches; a thief. Categories (topical): Crime, People

Inflected forms

Download JSON data for filcher meaning in All languages combined (1.9kB)

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