"fourflusher" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: fourflushers [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} fourflusher (plural fourflushers)
  1. Alternative spelling of four-flusher (“cheat; charlatan”) Tags: alt-of, alternative Alternative form of: four-flusher (extra: cheat; charlatan)
    Sense id: en-fourflusher-en-noun-ofsacKlw Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

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