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• present tense form of raffle (3rd person singular).

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  raffles

  noun

  a gentlemanly burglar, amateur housebreaker, or the like.
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  Raffles

  noun

  Sir Thomas Stamford, 1781–1826, English colonial administrator in the East Indies.

raffles

¹ American  

[raf-uhlz] / ˈræf əlz /

noun

(often initial capital letter)

1. a gentlemanly burglar, amateur housebreaker, or the like.

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Raffles ² American  

[raf-uhlz] / ˈræf əlz /

noun

1. Sir Thomas Stamford, 1781–1826, English colonial administrator in the East Indies.

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Raffles British  

/ ˈræfəlz /

noun

1. Sir Thomas Stamford . 1781–1826, British colonial administrator: founded Singapore (1819) as a station for the British East India Company

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Etymology

Origin of raffles

1925–30; after Raffles, hero of The Amateur Cracksman, by E. W. Hornung (1866–1921), English novelist

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These might include old-school offerings like block parties, back-to-school events, give-aways and raffles.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 1, 2026

Murch, a single mother of two who also kept cash raised at raffles and club events, took £20,409 before club officials spotted account discrepancies.

From BBC ● May 26, 2026

They have held auctions, organized raffles and invited influencers to participate in promotional clips.

From New York Times ● Mar. 7, 2024

As California historian Kevin Starr wrote, Culver used gimmicks and giveaways and stunts like kids’ boxcar races, raffles, parades, and, memorably, a polo game played from the running boards of Model Ts.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 3, 2023

She had arrived in Macondo in the middle of the war with a chance husband who lived off raffles, and when the man died she kept up the business.

From "One Hundred Years of Solitude" by Gabriel Garcia Marquez

He reckons Raffles Medical shares trade at a discount to its Southeast Asian healthcare peers despite its strong earnings visibility.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 7, 2026

As always with these assignments, we had limited time but thankfully we were shooting at the wonderful Raffles in London and Luis, Catherine and Jenna were so wonderful.

From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 23, 2025

Known to the children as “aunty” or “grandma,” Johnson would treat them to dips in the pool at the Raffles and doted on them at the center.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 8, 2025

Third under top weight to Intense Raffles in last year's Irish Grand National before winning Bet365 Gold Cup at Sandown.

From BBC ● Apr. 3, 2025

His friend Raden Rana Dipura, a Javanese ‘chief’ and accomplished musician, travelled with Raffles to England in 1816 and performed in London on a number of occasions.

From "The Story of Music" by Howard Goodall

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