raffles
[ raf-uh lz ]
/ ˈræf əlz /
noun (often initial capital letter)
a gentlemanly burglar, amateur housebreaker, or the like.
Origin of raffles
1925–30; after
Raffles, hero of
The Amateur Cracksman, by E. W. Hornung (1866–1921), English novelist
Words nearby raffles
raffia palm,
raffinate,
raffinose,
raffish,
raffle,
raffles,
rafflesia,
rafinesque,
rafraîchissoir,
rafsanjani,
raft
Definition for raffles (2 of 4)
Raffles
[ raf-uh lz ]
/ ˈræf əlz /
noun
Sir Thomas Stamford,1781–1826,
English colonial administrator in the East Indies.
Definition for raffles (3 of 4)
raffle
1
[ raf-uh l ]
/ ˈræf əl /
noun
a form of lottery in which a number of persons buy one or more chances to win a prize.
verb (used with object), raf·fled, raf·fling.
to dispose of by a raffle (often followed by off): to raffle off a watch.
verb (used without object), raf·fled, raf·fling.
to take part in a raffle.
Origin of raffle
1OTHER WORDS FROM raffle
raf·fler, noun un·raf·fled, adjectiveDefinition for raffles (4 of 4)
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British Dictionary definitions for raffles (1 of 2)
Raffles
/ (ˈræfəlz) /
noun
Sir Thomas Stamford . 1781–1826, British colonial administrator: founded Singapore (1819) as a station for the British East India Company
British Dictionary definitions for raffles (2 of 2)
raffle
/ (ˈræfəl) /
noun
- a lottery in which the prizes are goods rather than money
- (as modifier)a raffle ticket
verb
(tr often foll by off)
to dispose of (goods) in a raffle
Derived forms of raffle
raffler, nounWord Origin for raffle
C14 (a dice game): from Old French, of obscure origin