geezer
noun/ˈɡiːzə(r)/
/ˈɡiːzər/
(informal)- (British English) a man
- Some geezer called Danny did it.
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- (North American English, disapproving) an old man, especially one who you think is rather strange
Word Originlate 19th cent.: representing a dialect pronunciation of earlier guiser ‘mummer’.
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