shicer

[ shahy-ser ]

noun

, Australian.

1. Slang. a swindler.
2. any unscrupulous person.

Word History and Origins

Origin of shicer¹

1850–55; < German Scheisser, equivalent to scheiss ( en ) to shit + -er -er ¹

Example Sentences

A 'shicer' is first a mining claim which turns out to be useless, and then anything that does so.

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