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geezer.

A male person.

6 characters2 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈɡizɚ/General-American/ˈɡiːzə/Received-Pronunciation
  1. A male person.

    Commonwealth · Ireland · UK · dated · informal
  2. Someone affable but morally dubious; a wide boy.

    Cockney · Commonwealth · Ireland · UK · slang
  3. Term of address for a male.

    Commonwealth · Ireland · UK · slang
    Hi, geezer, you alright?
  4. An old person, usually a male, typically a cranky old man.

    Canada · US · derogatory · informal · mildly · sometimes
  5. Wife; old woman.

    Commonwealth · Ireland · UK · archaic · slang
Where this word comes from

From guiser. Compare also German Low German Kieser (“an obstinate person; brute; savage”).

noun/ˈɡizɚ/General-American/ˈɡiːzə/Received-Pronunciation
  1. Alternative form of geyser (“domestic water boiler”).

    South-Africa · alt-of · alternative
Where this word comes from

See geyser.

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