noun
- a person who fails to pay a debt or honor a bet
Usage: informal
Examples
- The bookie refused to take bets from known welshers.
- He gained a reputation as a welsher after failing to pay his gambling debts.
- Don’t lend money to him; he’s a notorious welsher.
- The casino kept a list of welshers who were banned from the premises.
- She called him a welsher when he didn’t pay up after losing the bet.