Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

welcher

/wˈɛltʃɚ/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.63 in modern English

Syllables: welch-er
IPA: /wˈɛltʃɚ/

15

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

One who welches (i.e. who fails to repay a debt).

noun

A Welshman or person of Welsh descent.

British usage; Offensive; Slang

name

Etymology

Etymology tree English welch 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 welcher From welch + -er.

Usage

Inflected Forms

welchers (plural) welsher (alternative)

Synonyms

welsher

Rhymes With

belcher melcher melchor

Questions

How do you pronounce welcher?: The recorded pronunciation is /wˈɛltʃɚ/.
What does welcher mean?: One who welches (i.e. who fails to repay a debt).
Where does welcher come from?: Etymology tree English welch 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 welcher From welch + -er.

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