flasher

noun — 5 senses

flasher

nounalso spelled Flasher

US /ˈflæʃɚ/

Etymology From flash + -er.

1

Anything that flashes, especially a device that switches a light on and off.

2

Automotive, Transport, Vehicles An indicator or turn signal.

  • Look here, look at this fire truck! It has flashers and sirens, and if you push the button at the bottom, it moves by itself.2019, Abby Chava Stein, Becoming Eve, Seal Press, page 13:
3

Obsolete Someone of great accomplishments, or brilliant appearance.

  • Mr Yorke of D'Affrenalli has been introduced to me as a Wit & a Flasher: it was supposed that we were to admire one another's Abilities,—but I fancy the Project failed on both Sides […].1795 March 17, Hester Piozzi, Thraliana:
4

Slang Someone who exposes themselves indecently; someone who ‘flashes’ their genitals.

  • The only diversions I recall were a pair of Avocets flying over, and a young lady who regularly each afternoon furtively crept into the dunes [...] and crouched down for a clandestine wee! Either that, or she was a very shy flasher.1983, Bill Oddie, Gone Birding, London: Methuen, page 128:
Synonyms
exhibitionist

Flasher

noun

Etymology From Flash + -er.

1

Computing, Engineering, Mathematics, Natural sciences, Physical sciences, Sciences Informal A software developer who uses the Flash multimedia technology.

  • JavaScript is an appealing solution for Flashers because it operates in the same client-side environment […]2001, P. S. Woods, Macromedia Flash 5 Developer's Guide, page 184:

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