Antonyms for filcher


Grammar : Noun
Spell : filch
Phonetic Transcription : fɪltʃ


Definition of filcher

Origin :
  • 1570s, agent noun from filch.
  • As in burglar : noun person who steals
  • As in crook : noun criminal, thief
Example sentences :
  • Taffy, the filcher, in this case was the Briton; the filchee was the Boer.
  • Extract from : « South Africa and the Transvaal War, Vol. 6 (of 6) » by Louis Creswicke
  • He hired a stable a short distance from his lodgings, and engaged a man named Filcher as groom.
  • Extract from : « Black Beauty » by Anna Sewell
  • And when he had been told it, he turned to Mr. Filcher and asked him, "What the doose he meant by not waiting on his master?"
  • Extract from : « The Adventures of Mr. Verdant Green, Vols. I to III » by Cuthbert Bede
  • Mr. Filcher then went on to point out the properties and capabilities of the rooms, and also their mechanical contrivances.
  • Extract from : « The Adventures of Mr. Verdant Green, Vols. I to III » by Cuthbert Bede
  • Mr. Filcher thoroughly understood the science of "flooring" a freshman.
  • Extract from : « The Adventures of Mr. Verdant Green, Vols. I to III » by Cuthbert Bede
  • But Filcher was alarmed at the joyful way in which he rushed out of the tutor's room.
  • Extract from : « The Worlds Greatest Books » by Arthur Mee, J. A. Hammerton, Eds.
  • By the time Mr. Smalls had re-appeared with the kettle, Mr. Filcher had thought it prudent to answer his master's summons.
  • Extract from : « The Further Adventures of Mr. Verdant Green, an Oxford Under-Graduate » by Cuthbert Bede
  • He ne'er by any luck was grieved,By any care perplexed— No filcher he, though when he preached,He always "took" a text.
  • Extract from : « The Book of Humorous Verse » by Various

Synonyms for filcher

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