flasher
/ˈflæʃɚ/
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.31 in modern English
13
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
2
Syllables
7
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
An indicator or turn signal.
name
A city in North Dakota.
Example Sentences
- "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."
- "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 […]."
- "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."
- "JavaScript is an appealing solution for Flashers because it operates in the same client-side environment […]"
Etymology
Etymology tree English flash Proto-Indo-European *-yósder. Proto-Italic *-āzios Latin -āriusnom. Latin -āriusbor. Proto-Germanic *-ārijaz Proto-West Germanic *-ārī Old English -ere Middle English -ere English -er English flasher From flash + -er.
Word Breakdown
Regional Pronunciation
- American English: /ˈflæʃɚ/