fourflusher
a person who makes false or pretentious claims; bluffer.
Origin of fourflusher
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How to use fourflusher in a sentence
He'd thought the world of Don Roberts, who had turned out a four-flusher.
Rough-Hewn | Dorothy CanfieldDon hadn't ever pretended to be any less of a four-flusher than he was.
Rough-Hewn | Dorothy CanfieldThe fancy-colored, freakish paper is nearly always used by the four-flusher in business.
Dollars and Sense | Col. Wm. C. HunterIf an employe is a sluggard or a four-flusher, he may be sure these things will be found out and he cannot hope for advancement.
Dollars and Sense | Col. Wm. C. HunterI happen to know that our big, sleek four-flusher herenodding toward Carringtoncame here to loot Dawes.
The Ranchman | Charles Alden Seltzer
British Dictionary definitions for four-flusher
/ (ˈfɔːˌflʌʃə) /
US and Canadian slang a person who bluffs or attempts to deceive
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