1. A light that flashes on and off; used as a signal or to send messages
   "The emergency flasher warned other drivers of the broken-down vehicle";
   - blinker
    
2. An electrical device that automatically turns a lamp on and off (as for an advertising display)
   "The neon sign's flasher created a eye-catching blinking effect"
    
3. [informal] Someone with a compulsive desire to expose the genitals
   "The police arrested the flasher in the park";
   - exhibitionist

1. Tastelessly showy
   "a flash car";
   - brassy [informal], flashy, garish, gaudy, loud, meretricious, trashy

Derived forms: flashers

See also: tasteless

Type of: compulsive, electrical device, light, light source

Encyclopedia: Flasher, North Dakota