Synonyms for geezer


Grammar : Noun
Spell : gee-zer
Phonetic Transcription : ˈgi zər

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Définition of geezer

Origin :
  • 1885, variant of obsolete Cockney guiser "mummer" (late 15c.; see guise).
  • As in mossback : noun old-fashioned person
  • As in old-timer : noun elderly person
Example sentences :
  • What was the "game" of this big "geezer" who was carrying him off?
  • Extract from : « Heart of the West » by O. Henry
  • A geezer that'd work his hands these days is a—well, a geezer.
  • Extract from : « Smoke Bellew » by Jack London
  • We had a cinch on getting out, but some geezer led us a fool chase by cutting our cord and steering us around in a circle.
  • Extract from : « The Call of the Beaver Patrol » by V. T. Sherman
  • But you ain't no geezer of dat sort—yer square, an' Old Bill wishes you good luck till de robins nest again.
  • Extract from : « Thoroughbreds » by W. A. Fraser
  • Seventeen hundred seventy-five, Hardly a geezer ban now alive Who live har ven Paul ban wolunteer.
  • Extract from : « The Norsk Nightingale » by William F. Kirk
  • He's th' geezer that made fame up to Poison Knob three years ago.
  • Extract from : « Hopalong Cassidy's Rustler Round-Up » by Clarence Edward Mulford
  • They's times when every geezer playin' wins, as I know, for I've sat in such games an' saw more'n one bank busted.
  • Extract from : « Smoke Bellew » by Jack London
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