flasher

noun

flash·​er ˈfla-shər How to pronounce flasher (audio)
: one that flashes: such as
a
: a light (such as a traffic signal or automobile light) that flashes to catch attention
b
: a device for automatically flashing a light
c
: an exhibitionist who flashes

Examples of flasher in a Sentence

We noticed a car at the side of the road with its flashers on.
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Each garment has a pocket flasher that details Pacsun’s partnership with the Rare Impact Fund. Angela Velasquez, Sourcing Journal, 4 Nov. 2024 The rest were warnings about rabid dogs, warnings to specific people that their pharmacists had accidentally concocted potentially fatal prescriptions, warnings about pending air-raid siren tests, a caution about a flasher on a certain street corner, and one ship collision in the harbor. Patt Morrison, Los Angeles Times, 11 Sep. 2024 Advice for this situation included slowing down and pulling off to the side of the road, turning off all lights including flashers, engaging the parking brake, taking your foot off the break pedal and staying n the vehicle with the seatbelt buckled until the storm passes. Vivian Barrett, The Arizona Republic, 31 July 2024 The giant coho hit on a blue spoon trolled behind a blue flasher, and the fish hit while the lure was still on the surface. John Myers, Twin Cities, 11 June 2024 See all Example Sentences for flasher 

Word History

First Known Use

1686, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of flasher was in 1686

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“Flasher.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/flasher. Accessed 21 Nov. 2024.

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flasher

noun
flash·​er ˈflash-ər How to pronounce flasher (audio)
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