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flasher

US/ˈflæʃɚ/

flasher noun: anything that flashes, especially a device that switches a light on and off.

Noun (1)

flasher (plural flashers)

  1. Anything that flashes, especially a device that switches a light on and off.
  2. An indicator or turn signal.
    • Look here, look at this fire truck! It has flashers and sirens, and if you push the button at the bottom, it moves by itself.2019, Abby Chava Stein, Becoming Eve, Seal Press, page 13
  3. (obsolete) Someone of great accomplishments, or brilliant appearance.
    • Mr Yorke of D'Affrenalli has been introduced to me as a Wit & a Flasher: it was supposed that we were to admire one another's Abilities,—but I fancy the Project failed on both Sides […].1795 March 17, Hester Piozzi, Thraliana
  4. (slang) Someone who exposes themselves indecently; someone who ‘flashes’ their genitals.
    • The only diversions I recall were a pair of Avocets flying over, and a young lady who regularly each afternoon furtively crept into the dunes [...] and crouched down for a clandestine wee! Either that, or she was a very shy flasher.1983, Bill Oddie, Gone Birding, London: Methuen, page 128

Proper noun capitalized: Flasher

Flasher

  1. A city in North Dakota.

Noun (2) capitalized: Flasher

Flasher (plural Flashers)

  1. (informal) A software developer who uses the Flash multimedia technology.
    • JavaScript is an appealing solution for Flashers because it operates in the same client-side environment […]2001, P. S. Woods, Macromedia Flash 5 Developer's Guide, page 184

flasher meaning in Tamil

flasher in Tamil

பளிச்சிடுவான், விரைவுப் பொருத்தி

Synonyms of flasher

Forms of flasher

pluralflashers
pluralFlashers

Origin of flasher

From flash + -er.

Named after Mabel Flasher.

From Flash + -er.

Words formed from flasher

Words that rhyme with flasher

Questions about flasher

What does flasher mean?
Flasher means anything that flashes, especially a device that switches a light on and off.
What is flasher in Tamil?
Flasher in Tamil is பளிச்சிடுவான், விரைவுப் பொருத்தி. See Flasher meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is flasher?
Flasher can be a noun or a proper noun.
How do you pronounce flasher?
Flasher is pronounced /ˈflæʃɚ/ (US).
What is the plural of flasher?
The plural of flasher is flashers.

Words near flasher in the dictionary

  1. flashed back
  2. flashed over
  3. flashed the ash
  4. flashed the cash
  5. flashed up
  6. flasher
  7. flashers
  8. flashes
  9. flashes around
  10. flashes back
  11. flashes in the pan

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Adapted from Wiktionary: flasher (page history and authors); Flasher (page history and authors); flasher (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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