prosser
In real, traceable use. Part of the curated seed collection; community review is coming.
Meaning · English
One who prosses; a sponger or scrounger.
Register: slang
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, […]
Usage example from English Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-07-30)
Sources & notes
Adapted from English Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-07-30 via kaikki.org).
Common questions
What does “prosser” mean?
One who prosses; a sponger or scrounger.
Is “prosser” formal or informal?
prosser is generally slang.