Noun: welcher wel-chu(r)
Usage: informal
Usage: informal
- Someone who swindles you by not repaying a debt or wager
"The gambler turned out to be a welcher, refusing to pay his lost bet";
- welsher
Derived forms: welchers
Type of: chiseler [US, informal], chiseller [Brit, Cdn, informal], defrauder, gouger [N. Amer, informal], grifter [N. Amer, informal], scammer, swindler
Encyclopedia: Welcher