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Definition: Flasher |
FlasherNoun1. Someone with a compulsive desire to expose the genitals. 2. An electrical device that automatically turns a lamp on and off (as for an advertising display). 3. A light that flashes on and off; used as a signal or to send messages. Source: WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. |
Date "flasher" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1838. (references) |
| Domain | Definition |
Food & Agriculture | A flashing spoon tied above the bait to attract fish to it. Source: European Union. (references) |
Transportation | A device which, in a rhythmic light, interrupts the supply of energy(in the form of fuel or electric current)to a light source, according to the character of the light. Source: European Union. (references) |
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(From Wikipedia, the free Encyclopedia)
Flasher is a city located in Morton County, North Dakota. As of the 2000 census, the city had a total population of 285.Geography
Flasher is located at 46°27'18" North, 101°13'59" West (46.454942, -101.232920)1. According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 1.8 km² (0.7 mi²). 1.8 km² (0.7 mi²) of it is land and 1.41% is water.Demographics
As of the census of 2000, there are 285 people, 130 households, and 72 families residing in the city. The population density is 157.2/km² (408.0/mi²). There are 155 housing units at an average density of 85.5/km² (221.9/mi²). The racial makeup of the city is 97.89% White, 0.00% African American, 0.35% Native American, 0.35% Asian, 0.00% Pacific Islander, 0.00% from other races, and 1.40% from two or more races. 1.05% of the population are Hispanic or Latino of any race. There are 130 households out of which 26.9% have children under the age of 18 living with them, 47.7% are married couples living together, 3.8% have a female householder with no husband present, and 44.6% are non-families. 40.0% of all households are made up of individuals and 26.9% have someone living alone who is 65 years of age or older. The average household size is 2.19 and the average family size is 2.94. In the city the population is spread out with 24.9% under the age of 18, 5.3% from 18 to 24, 19.3% from 25 to 44, 20.4% from 45 to 64, and 30.2% who are 65 years of age or older. The median age is 46 years. For every 100 females there are 93.9 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there are 92.8 males. The median income for a household in the city is $20,313, and the median income for a family is $40,556. Males have a median income of $24,167 versus $28,750 for females. The per capita income for the city is $13,970. 16.4% of the population and 9.7% of families are below the poverty line. Out of the total people living in poverty, 23.4% are under the age of 18 and 12.7% are 65 or older.Source: adapted by the editor from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia under a copyleft GNU Free Documentation License (GFDL) from the article "Flasher, North Dakota."
Synonyms: FlasherSynonyms: blinker (n), exhibitionist (n). (additional references) |
Crosswords: Flasher |
| English words defined with "flasher": Flusher ♦ Triple-tail. (references) |
| Specialty definitions using "flasher": FLASHER ADJUSTER. (references) |
| Domain | Usage | |
Movie/TV Titles | Flasher (1986) | |
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| Thumbnail | Description & Credit |  | Caption: Edison Electric Flasher; April 23, 1931; {05.100/15} (jpg). |
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| "Flasher" is generally used as a noun (singular) -- approximately 75.00% of the time. "Flasher" is used about 28 times out of a sample of 100 million words spoken or written in English. Its rank is based on over 700,000 words used in the English language. Some parts-of-speech are not covered due to the samples used by the British National Corpus. (note: percents less than one-hundredth of one percent have been omitted) |
| Parts of Speech | Percent | Usage per 100 Million Words | Rank in English |
| Noun (singular) | 75% | 21 | 76,261 |
| Adjective (comparative) | 14.29% | 4 | 175,879 |
| Noun (proper) | 10.71% | 3 | 202,518 |
| Total | 100.00% | 28 | N/A |
Source: compiled by the editor from several corpora; see credits.
| The following table summarizes the usage of "flasher" based on a population census conducted in the United States. Ranks and frequencies are based on all names reported and classified. |
| Name | Usage/Gender | Usage per 100 million Persons | Rank in USA |
| Flasher | Last name | 100 | 85,091 |
| Source: compiled by the editor from several corpora; see credits. | |||
1. Flasher, ND (city, FIPS 26660) |
Expression using "flasher": sequence flasher. Additional references. | |
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| The following statistics estimate the number of searches per day across the major English-language search engines as identified by various trade publications. Hyperlinks lead to commercial use of the expression at Amazon.com. |
| Expression | Frequency per Day | Expression | Frequency per Day |
flasher | 1,977 | flasher furyk | 37 |
mardi gras flasher | 270 | flasher golf open us | 34 |
flasher open us | 219 | flasher magnetic | 33 |
public flasher | 199 | party flasher | 30 |
spring break flasher | 129 | free flasher | 29 |
concert flasher | 114 | mardi gras flasher pic | 28 |
teen flasher | 98 | naked flasher | 27 |
nude flasher | 75 | blonde flasher | 26 |
flasher girl | 74 | male flasher | 25 |
flasher open u.s | 62 | today show flasher | 22 |
female flasher | 62 | flasher furyk jim | 21 |
amateur flasher | 60 | turn signal flasher | 20 |
flasher golf | 58 | pantie flasher | 20 |
flasher pic | 55 | free flasher pic | 20 |
flasher contest | 51 | flasher nokia | 20 |
beach flasher | 49 | flasher xp | 20 |
woman flasher | 47 | young flasher | 19 |
tit flasher | 46 | flasher photo | 19 |
flasher exhibitionist | 39 | texas beach flasher | 19 |
led flasher | 38 | pussy flasher | 18 |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |||
| Language | Translations for "flasher"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses. | |
Chinese | 敷金属纸条. (various references) | |
Danish | skeblink (spoon, spoon bait, spoon lure), blinker (blinker, flasher relay). (various references) | |
Dutch | flasher, knipperrelais (flasher relay), knipperlicht (blinker, colored flashing light, coloured flashing light, flasher relay, flashing beacon, flashing signal, ghost, occulting light, phantom), clignoteur (flasher relay). (various references) | |
Finnish | houkutinlevy. (various references) | |
French | flasheur, clignoteur (flasher relay), éclipseur. (various references) | |
German | Zetblinker, Kennungsgeber fuer Leuchtfeuer, Heintzblinker, Blinkgerät (flasher relay), Blinker (indicator, signaler, winker). (various references) | |
Greek | ηλεκτρονόμος διαλείποντος φωτός (flasher relay), επιδεικνύων πνεύμα, αναλαμπτήρας. (various references) | |
Hebrew | מ צ ץ (aglimmer), צ ץ (blinker, glimmer). (various references) | |
Hungarian | felvillanó szerkezet, fényreklám (electric sign), exhibicionista (exhibitionist). (various references) | |
Italian | flasher, relé lampeggiatore (flasher relay), relé a luce intermittente (flasher relay), lampeggiatore (blinker, flash, flashgun, winking light). (various references) | |
Korean | 자동 멸장치. (various references) | |
Norwegian | blitz, blinklys (direction-indicator). (various references) | |
Pig Latin | asherflay.(various references) | |
Portuguese | pisca-pisca (blinker, flash light, flash light indicator, flasher lamp, flasher unit, winking light direction indicator). (various references) | |
Russian | эксгибиционист (exhibitionist), мигалка (blinker, twinkler, winker). (various references) | |
Spanish | relé de destellos (flasher relay), destellador. (various references) | |
Swedish | blottare (exhibitionist), blinkljus (flashlight), blinker (blinker, indicator), blänke. (various references) | |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various translation references. | ||
Derivations | |
Words beginning with "flasher": flashers. (additional references) | |
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"Flasher" is suggested in spellcheckers for the following: Falaschi, Falasha, Fasheh, Fasher, Feldsher, flaachter, Flachau, flagher, flashe, flashen, flashey, flatcher, Flehner, fleischer, Fleischner, Flushear, fluther, frasheri, Glaisher. (additional references) | |
| Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references). | |
| # of Phoneme Matches | Pronunciation | Word(s) rhyming with "flasher" (pronounced fla"sher) |
| 4 | -l a" sh er | lasher, slasher. |
| 3 | -a" sh er | basher, brasher, dasher, smasher, Thrasher. |
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Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams | |
| Words within the letters "a-e-f-h-l-r-s" | |
-1 letter: afresh, ashler, falser, farles, flares, halers, lasher. | |
-2 letters: alefs, arles, earls, false, fares, farle, farls, fears, feral, flare, flash, fleas, flesh, fresh, haler, hales, hares, harls, heals, hears, herls, lares, laser, leafs, lears, leash, lehrs, rales, reals, rheas, safer, selah, seral, shale, share, sheaf, sheal, shear, shelf. | |
-3 letters: alef, ales, ares, arfs, arse. | |
| Words containing the letters "a-e-f-h-l-r-s" | |
+1 letter: flashers, flashier, parflesh. | |
+2 letters: firehalls, flashover. | |
+3 letters: anglerfish, fatherless, flashovers, freakishly, parfleches, parfleshes. | |
+4 letters: fatherlands, featherless, fleahoppers, flycatchers, harmfulness, leafhoppers, ultrafiches. | |
+5 letters: anglerfishes, cliffhangers, farsightedly, farthingales, fatherliness, foolhardiest, shuffleboard, sprachgefuhl, wrathfulness. | |
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