geezer

== English == === Pronunciation === (General American) IPA(key): /ˈɡizɚ/ (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈɡiːzə/ Rhymes: -iːzə(ɹ) Homophones: geyser, Giza (in some dialects) === Etymology 1 === From guiser. Compare also German Low German Kieser (“an obstinate person; brute; savage”). ==== Noun ==== geezer (plural geezers) (informal, chiefly UK, Ireland, Commonwealth, dated in the US) A male person. Synonyms: see Thesaurus:man (UK, Ireland, Commonwealth, chiefly Cockney, slang) Someone affable but morally dubious; a wide boy. Synonyms: spiv, wide boy Coordinate term: chav (UK, Ireland, Commonwealth, slang) Term of address for a male. Synonyms: mate; see also Thesaurus:friend (informal, chiefly Canada, US, sometimes mildly derogatory) An old person, usually a male, typically a cranky old man. Synonyms: see Thesaurus:old man (archaic, UK, Ireland, Commonwealth, slang) Wife; old woman. Synonyms: see Thesaurus:wife, Thesaurus:old woman ===== Derived terms ===== ===== Translations ===== === Etymology 2 === See geyser. ==== Noun ==== geezer (plural geezers) (South Africa) Alternative form of geyser (“domestic water boiler”). === Anagrams === greeze