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prosser

/ˈpɹɒsə(ɹ)/

prosser noun: one who prosses; a sponger or scrounger.

Noun

prosser (plural prossers)

  1. (UK, obsolete, slang) One who prosses; a sponger or scrounger.
    • […] swore that he had a vast income of his own and only borrowed money for the pleasure he got out of the process. A man unfleeced was a day lost in the life of Fatty. Seasoned bookies like Charlie Head or Dick Dunn, as shrewd a moneylender as Sam Lewis, or even other prossers, […]1958, Guy Deghy, Paradise in the Strand: The Story of Romano's, page 164

Proper noun capitalized: Prosser

Prosser

  1. A surname from Welsh [in turn originating as a patronymic].
  2. A former settlement in Nevada County, California, United States.
  3. A village in Adams County, Nebraska, United States.
  4. A city, the county seat of Benton County, Washington, United States.

Forms of prosser

pluralprossers

Origin of prosser

From pross + -er.

Anglicised from Welsh ap + Rhosier, "son of Roger".

Questions about prosser

What does prosser mean?
Prosser means one who prosses; a sponger or scrounger.
What part of speech is prosser?
Prosser can be a noun or a proper noun.
How do you pronounce prosser?
Prosser is pronounced /ˈpɹɒsə(ɹ)/.
What is the plural of prosser?
The plural of prosser is prossers.

Words near prosser in the dictionary

  1. prospore
  2. prosport
  3. prospre
  4. pross
  5. prossed
  6. prosser
  7. prossers
  8. prosses
  9. prossie
  10. prossies
  11. prossing

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