geezer
n.
old man; eccentric
Geezer
Geezer is a
British slang term, in its simplest form meaning a
man. Derived from the differently pronounced 'guiser', a name for an actor in a
mime. Possibly related to
disguise. In this sense it refers to a kind of
everyman. It may be used in a number of senses; to refer to a man whose name you do not know, similar to use of the word
guy. It is also used to refer to a man who is overtly manly, masculine, or
heterosexual, also someone noticeably capable, reliable, plainspeaking or down-to-earth. Although essentially a masculine quality it is not synonymous with
macho however, and its usage may be thought of as very similar to that of the US English word dude. Example:
Joe Cole referred to
Prince William as a "nice, relaxed geezer." In the British 1971 pop song by the Piglets, aka
Jonathon King, 'Johnny Reggae' was described as being "a real tasty geezer".
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geezer
Noun
1. a man who is (usually) old and/or eccentric
(synonym) bloke
(hypernym) man, adult male
(classification) colloquialism
geezer
old man, old person, old coot On one street there was an old geezer begging for money.
geezer
Synonyms and related words:
Father Time, Methuselah, Nestor, Old Paar, centenarian, dotard, elder, gaffer, golden-ager, gramps, grandfather, grandsire, graybeard, nonagenarian, octogenarian, old chap, old codger, old dog, old duffer, old geezer, old gent, old gentleman, old man, old party, old-timer, older, oldster, pantaloon, patriarch, presbyter, senior citizen, septuagenarian, sexagenarian, the quiet-voiced elders, venerable sir, veteran
Source: Moby Thesaurus, which is part of the
Moby Project created by Grady Ward. In 1996 Grady Ward placed this thesaurus in the public domain.