GEEZER

geezer

(noun) a man who is (usually) old and/or eccentric

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

geezer (plural geezers)

(informal, chiefly, British, dated in US) A male person.

Synonym: Thesaurus:man

(UK, chiefly, Cockney, slang) Someone affable but morally dubious; a wide boy.

Synonyms: spiv, wide boy

(UK, slang) Term of address for a male.

Synonyms: mate, Thesaurus:friend

(informal, chiefly, US, sometimes, mildly, derogatory) An old person, usually a male, typically a cranky old man.

Synonym: Thesaurus:old man

(South Africa) Alternative form of geyser (“domestic water boiler”)

(archaic, British, slang) Wife; old woman.

Synonyms: Thesaurus:wife, Thesaurus:old woman

Anagrams

• greeze

Source: Wiktionary


Gee"zer, n. [Dial. corrupt. of Guiser a mummer.]

Definition: A queer old fellow; an old chap; an old woman. [Contemptuous, Slang or Dial.]

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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