noun, slang ·Uncommon ·College level

Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   A lowly, disreputable cheat or fraudster, especially at cards, especially a dull or unimaginative one. Canada, US, slang

   "That four-flusher shoot himself? Not a chance."

2. 2
   a person who tries to bluff other people wordnet

Synonyms

All synonyms

bluffer

Example

More examples

"That four-flusher shoot himself? Not a chance."

Etymology

From the practice of attempting to pass off four cards of the same suit, and a fifth of perhaps the same color, as a flush in poker.

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