"welcher" meaning in English

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Noun

Audio: En-au-welcher.ogg Forms: welchers [plural]
Etymology: From welch + -er. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|welch|er}} welch + -er Head templates: {{en-noun}} welcher (plural welchers)
  1. One who welches. Translations (Translations): maksamatta jättäjä (Finnish), Spitzbube [dated, masculine] (German), Gauner [masculine] (German), Zechpreller [masculine] (German), Schwindler [masculine] (German)
    Sense id: en-welcher-en-noun-eQUO0WEj Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries, Terms with German translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 48 52 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 50 50 Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 39 39 0 0 0 2 20 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 44 30 0 0 0 1 25 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 49 51 Disambiguation of 'Translations': 67 33
  2. (British, offensive slang) A Welshman or person of Welsh descent. Tags: British, offensive, slang
    Sense id: en-welcher-en-noun-Mkb2xau9 Categories (other): British English, English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -er, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 2 entries, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with German translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 48 52 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -er: 38 62 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 50 50 Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 39 39 0 0 0 2 20 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 37 63 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 49 51
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: welsher [UK]

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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