Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

flashman

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 1.85 in modern English

Syllables: flash-man
IPA

16

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A slick salesman or spin doctor.

noun

Obsolete

noun

A woman's boyfriend.

Obsolete

noun

Someone who distracts the target of a thief; a confidence trickster.

Obsolete

Example Sentences

"A flashman just naturally tried to promote and show- off his company at every opportunity. Wasn't that what sales-PR was all about? Even the police departments engaged flashmen."
""They're all Los Angeles flashmen running this thing. Joe McDonald told anyone who'd listen that they're just a bunch of sleazebags opposed to everything we stand for, dragging show biz into it, and he was right.""
"Are not your favourite friends horn-boys and flashmen —"
"While loud her flashman cries, 'Arise, my ladybird, arise!'"
"He now had a country seat at Kilmacud and women procured for him by a flashman."
"Her flashman, in her estimation, is ten times handsomer, certainly more acceptable."

Etymology

From flash + -man.

Word Breakdown

Suffix: flash

Usage

Obsolete

Inflected Forms

flashmen (plural)

Questions

What does flashman mean?: A slick salesman or spin doctor.
Where does flashman come from?: From flash + -man.

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