geezer

名词 n.
中文释义
英 /ˈɡiːzə/    美 /ˈɡizɚ/

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. A male person. Commonwealth,Ireland,UK,dated,informal
    — You are a silly young geezer.
  2. Alternative form of geyser (“domestic water boiler”). South-Africa,alt-of,alternative
  3. Someone affable but morally dubious; a wide boy. Cockney,Commonwealth,Ireland,UK,slang
    — Geezers need excitement / If their lives don't provide 'em this, they incite violence / Common sense, simple common sense
  4. Term of address for a male. Commonwealth,Ireland,UK,slang
    — Hi, geezer, you alright?
  5. An old person, usually a male, typically a cranky old man. Canada,US,derogatory,informal,mildly
    — In the right-hand division lay the two old geezers, as Sandy styled the landlord and his wife.
  6. Wife; old woman. Commonwealth,Ireland,UK,archaic,slang
    — He'd flirt and boat, but never wrote / A note to his old geezer.

词形变化

geezers plural geezers plural

词汇关系

衍生词
geezerbird geezerdom geezerish geezerlike geezerly geezer teaser geezery Portugeezer

词源

词源 1
From guiser. Compare also German Low German Kieser (“an obstinate person; brute; savage”).
词源 2
See geyser.
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