Definition of 'geezer'

Word Frequency

geezer

(giːzəʳ )

Word forms: plural geezers

countable noun

Some people use geezer to refer to a man.

[mainly British, informal, old-fashioned]

...an old bald geezer in a posh raincoat.

Synonyms: man, guy [informal], male, gentleman More Synonyms of geezer

geezer in British English

(ˈɡiːzə )

noun informal

a man

Word origin

C19: probably from dialect pronunciation of guiser, from guise + -er1

man in British English

(mæn )

nounWord forms: plural men (mɛn )

an adult male human being

2. (modifier)

male or masculine

a man child

3. archaic

a human being regardless of sex or age, considered as a representative of humankind; a person

4. (sometimes capital)

human beings collectively; humankind

the development of man

5. Also called: modern man

a member of any of the living races of Homo sapiens, characterized by erect bipedal posture, a highly developed brain, and powers of articulate speech, abstract reasoning, and imagination

any extinct member of the species Homo sapiens, such as Cro-Magnon man

a member of any of the extinct species of the genus Homo, such as Java man, Heidelberg man, and Solo man

an adult male human being with qualities traditionally regarded as masculine

be a man and own up to your mistakes

traditionally masculine qualities or virtues

appealing to the man in him

a subordinate, servant, or employee contrasted with an employer or manager

(in combination)

the number of man-days required to complete a job

10. (usually plural)

a member of the armed forces who does not hold commissioned, warrant, or noncommissioned rank (as in the phrase officers and men)

11.

a male member of a group, team, etc

12.

a husband, boyfriend, etc

13.

an expression used parenthetically to indicate an informal relationship between speaker and hearer

14.

a movable piece in various games, such as draughts

15. South Africa slang

any person: used as a term of address

16.

a vassal of a feudal lord

17. See as one man

18. See be one's own man

19. See he's your man

20. See man and boy

21. See sort out the men from the boys

22. See to a man

exclamation

23. informal

an exclamation or expletive, often indicating surprise or pleasure

verbWord forms: mans, manning or manned (transitive)

24.

to provide with sufficient people for operation, defence, etc

to man the phones

25.

to take one's place at or near in readiness for action

26. falconry

to induce (a hawk or falcon) to endure the presence of and handling by humans, esp strangers

▶ USAGE The use of man and mankind to mean human beings in general is often considered sexist. Gender-neutral alternatives include human beings, people and humankind. The verb to man can also often be replaced by to staff, to operate and related words. Gender-neutral alternatives to manpower include personnel and staff.

Word Frequency

geezer in American English

(ˈgizər )

noun

Slang

an old person, esp. an old man

: also old geezer

Word origin

< dial. guiser, a mummer < guise

Word Frequency

geezer in American English

(ˈɡizər)

noun

slang

an odd or eccentric man

the old geezer who sells shoelaces on the corner

Word origin

[1880–85; var. of guiser ( see guise (v.), -er1), repr. dial. pron.]

Examples of 'geezer' in a sentence
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There is very little of the geezer about these people.Not bad for an old geezer!You don't want to go on and look like a dodgy old geezer up there. Third round'This old geezer might have a chance. Mainstream music back then was as awful as today's seems to this old geezer.But there's life in the old geezer yet.I look in the mirror and this other old geezer looks back at me.And she left him standing there feeling like a decrepit old geezer because he didn't have any body art.He's a dapper little geezer.He's a great old geezer.