geezer

Meaning

  1. (informal) A male person.
  2. (slang) Someone affable but morally dubious; a wide boy.
  3. (slang) Term of address for a male.
  4. (informal) An old person, usually a male, typically a cranky old man.
  5. (slang) Wife; old woman.

Frequency

C2
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˈɡizɚ/
Etymology

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

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