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Meaning of Prosser | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B1
/ˈpɹɒsə(ɹ)/

Definitions

  1. A surname from Welsh [in turn originating as a patronymic].
  2. One who prosses; a sponger or scrounger.
    UK, obsolete, slang
  3. A former settlement in Nevada County, California, United States.
  4. A village in Adams County, Nebraska, United States.
  5. A city, the county seat of Benton County, Washington, United States.

Examples

“[…] 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, […]”

CEFR level

B1
Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.

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