name, noun, slang ·2 syllables ·Moderate ·College level

Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   One who welches (i.e. who fails to repay a debt).
2. 2
   someone who swindles you by not repaying a debt or wager wordnet
3. 3
   A Welshman or person of Welsh descent. British, offensive, slang

Proper Noun

1. 1
   A surname.

Synonyms

All synonyms

deadbeatwelchwelsher

Etymology

Etymology 1

From welch + -er.

Etymology 2

English surname, spelling variant of Welker.

Data sourced from Wiktionary, WordNet, CMU, and other open linguistic databases. Updated March 2026.