fourflusher

[ fawr-fluhsh-er, fohr- ]

noun
  1. a person who makes false or pretentious claims; bluffer.

Origin of fourflusher

1
An Americanism dating back to 1900–05; four flush + -er1

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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 Canfield
  • Don hadn't ever pretended to be any less of a four-flusher than he was.

    Rough-Hewn | Dorothy Canfield
  • The fancy-colored, freakish paper is nearly always used by the four-flusher in business.

    Dollars and Sense | Col. Wm. C. Hunter
  • If 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. Hunter
  • I 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

four-flusher

/ (ˈfɔːˌflʌʃə) /


noun
  1. US and Canadian slang a person who bluffs or attempts to deceive

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