/ Dictionary / Index R raffles: Meaning and Definition of Find definitions for: raf•fles Pronunciation: (raf'ulz), [key] a gentlemanly burglar, amateur housebreaker, or the like. Raf•fles Pronunciation: (raf'ulz), [key] 1781–1826, English colonial administrator in the East Indies. Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease. See also: raffles (Thesaurus) raffle rafflesia Related Content Daily Word Quiz: placid Analogy of the Day: Today’s Analogy Spelling Bee: Today’s Spelling Bee Frequently Misspelled Words Frequently Mispronounced Words Easily Confused Words Writing & Language