welsher

Example Sentences

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Not even a shipment of California smog had arrived on the prevailing westerlies, and Baltimore Mayor Theodore McKeldin, 66, might have been tempted to think that Los Angeles Mayor Sam Yorty, 57, was a welsher.

From Time Magazine Archive

He was a swindler, a welsher, a cad, and a rogue.

From "Words Like Loaded Pistols" by Sam Leith

"Why, it is a fleecing of one," retorted the welsher savagely, even amid his successes.

From Under Two Flags by Ouida

"Anstruther is no welsher," and, as he rang for his hot water and a morning refresher, he picked up the little note with an eager curiosity.

From A Fascinating Traitor An Anglo-Indian Story by Savage, Richard

He fought a welsher," pursued the Vicar, "just before riding in a race.

From The Astonishing History of Troy Town by Quiller-Couch, Arthur Thomas, Sir