welcher

3 definitions found

welcher - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Welsher \Welsh"er\, n.
     One who cheats at a horse race; one who bets, without a
     chance of being able to pay; one who receives money to back
     certain horses and absconds with it. [Written also
     welcher.] [Slang, Eng.]
     [1913 Webster]

  Welcher \Welch"er\, n.
     See Welsher.
     [1913 Webster]

welcher - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  welcher
      n 1: someone who swindles you by not repaying a debt or wager
           [syn: welcher, welsher]