flasher
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flash·er
(flăsh′ər)n.
1. A device that automatically switches an electric lamp off and on, as in a commercial display sign.
2. Slang One who engages in indecent exposure; an exhibitionist.
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flasher
(ˈflæʃə)n
1. something that flashes, such as a direction indicator on a vehicle
2. slang Brit a person who indecently exposes himself
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Noun | 1. | flasher - someone with a compulsive desire to expose the genitals compulsive - a person with a compulsive disposition; someone who feels compelled to do certain things streaker - someone who takes off all their clothes and runs naked through a public place |
2. | flasher - an electrical device that automatically turns a lamp on and off (as for an advertising display) electrical device - a device that produces or is powered by electricity | |
3. | flasher - a light that flashes on and off; used as a signal or to send messages light source, light - any device serving as a source of illumination; "he stopped the car and turned off the lights" |
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Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
flasher
[ˈflæʃər] n (= man) → exhibitionniste m
(= flashing light) → clignotant mflash flood n → crue f subite
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005
flasher
n
(Mot) → Lichthupe f
(inf: = person exposing himself/herself) → Exhibitionist(in) m(f)
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