prosser
Not valid in Scrabble
It's a recognised English word, but it isn't in the official NASPA Scrabble word list.
- Scrabble points
- 9
- Words With Friends
- 10
- Letters
- 7
/ˈpɹɒsə(ɹ)/
Definition of prosser
5 senses · 2 parts of speech · etymology included
name
- A surname from Welsh [in turn originating as a patronymic].
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name
- A surname from Welsh [in turn originating as a patronymic].
- A former settlement in Nevada County, California, United States.
- A village in Adams County, Nebraska, United States.
- A city, the county seat of Benton County, Washington, United States.
noun
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(UK, obsolete, slang)One who prosses; a sponger or scrounger.
“[…] swore that he had a vast income of his own and only borrowed money for the pleasure he got out of the process. A man unfleeced was a day lost in the life of Fatty. Seasoned bookies like Charlie Head or Dick Dunn, as shrewd a moneylender as Sam Lewis, or even other prossers, […]”
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Etymology
Anglicised from Welsh ap + Rhosier, "son of Roger".
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