"flasher" meaning in English

See flasher in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

Audio: En-au-flasher.ogg Forms: flashers [plural]
Rhymes: -æʃə(ɹ) Etymology: From flash + -er. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|flash|er|id2=agent noun}} flash + -er Head templates: {{en-noun}} flasher (plural flashers)
  1. Anything that flashes, especially a device that switches a light on and off. Translations (anything that flashes): blinklys (english: directional light on a car) [neuter] (Danish), мига́лка (migálka) [feminine] (Russian)
    Sense id: en-flasher-en-noun-gXlPFJIP Categories (other): English terms suffixed with -er (agent noun), Entries with translation boxes, Terms with Danish translations, Terms with Dutch translations, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with French translations, Terms with Greek translations, Terms with Russian translations, Terms with Swedish translations Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -er (agent noun): 41 38 13 8 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 48 33 11 8 Disambiguation of Terms with Danish translations: 47 34 10 8 Disambiguation of Terms with Dutch translations: 40 36 12 12 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 38 36 13 13 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 40 35 12 12 Disambiguation of Terms with Greek translations: 39 35 12 13 Disambiguation of Terms with Russian translations: 40 36 12 11 Disambiguation of Terms with Swedish translations: 38 36 13 13 Disambiguation of 'anything that flashes': 83 4 1 12
  2. (automotive) An indicator or turn signal. Categories (topical): Automotive
    Sense id: en-flasher-en-noun-N8YypSLA Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -er (agent noun), Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries, Terms with Dutch translations, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with French translations, Terms with Greek translations, Terms with Russian translations, Terms with Swedish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 27 47 15 11 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -er (agent noun): 41 38 13 8 Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 17 30 9 10 15 13 2 2 2 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 19 32 10 7 13 14 1 1 1 Disambiguation of Terms with Dutch translations: 40 36 12 12 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 38 36 13 13 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 40 35 12 12 Disambiguation of Terms with Greek translations: 39 35 12 13 Disambiguation of Terms with Russian translations: 40 36 12 11 Disambiguation of Terms with Swedish translations: 38 36 13 13 Topics: automotive, transport, vehicles
  3. (obsolete) Someone of great accomplishments, or brilliant appearance. Tags: obsolete
    Sense id: en-flasher-en-noun-lCWDfXI8 Categories (other): English terms suffixed with -er (agent noun), Terms with Dutch translations, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with French translations, Terms with Greek translations, Terms with Russian translations, Terms with Swedish translations Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -er (agent noun): 41 38 13 8 Disambiguation of Terms with Dutch translations: 40 36 12 12 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 38 36 13 13 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 40 35 12 12 Disambiguation of Terms with Greek translations: 39 35 12 13 Disambiguation of Terms with Russian translations: 40 36 12 11 Disambiguation of Terms with Swedish translations: 38 36 13 13
  4. (slang) Someone who exposes themselves indecently; someone who ‘flashes’ their genitals. Tags: slang Categories (topical): People Translations (a person who exposes their genitals indecently): blotter [common-gender] (Danish), flasher [masculine] (Dutch), potloodventer (english: specifically the phallus) [masculine] (Dutch), viuhahtaja (Finnish), itsensäpaljastaja (Finnish), vilauttelija (Finnish), exhibitionniste [feminine, masculine] (French), επιδειξίας (epideixías) [masculine] (Greek), эксгибициони́ст (eksgibicioníst) [masculine] (Russian), эксгибициони́стка (eksgibicionístka) [feminine] (Russian), blottare [common-gender] (Swedish)
    Sense id: en-flasher-en-noun-bZhVmLAt Disambiguation of People: 3 4 17 76 Categories (other): Terms with Dutch translations, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with French translations, Terms with Greek translations, Terms with Russian translations, Terms with Swedish translations Disambiguation of Terms with Dutch translations: 40 36 12 12 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 38 36 13 13 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 40 35 12 12 Disambiguation of Terms with Greek translations: 39 35 12 13 Disambiguation of Terms with Russian translations: 40 36 12 11 Disambiguation of Terms with Swedish translations: 38 36 13 13 Disambiguation of 'a person who exposes their genitals indecently': 13 16 6 65
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: exhibitionist [person]

Inflected forms

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    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "eksgibicionístka",
      "sense": "a person who exposes their genitals indecently",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "эксгибициони́стка"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "a person who exposes their genitals indecently",
      "tags": [
        "common-gender"
      ],
      "word": "blottare"
    }
  ],
  "wikipedia": [
    "flasher"
  ],
  "word": "flasher"
}

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