geezer

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Pronunciation 1.2 Noun 1.2.1 Derived terms 1.2.2 Translations

[edit] English

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[edit] Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -iːzə(r)

  Homophones: geyser (In some dialects)

[edit] Noun

geezer (plural geezers)

1. (informal, chiefly British, dated in US) A male person.
   • 1922, P. G. Wodehouse, Right Ho, Jeeves, ch. 19,

     You are a silly young geezer.

2. (informal, chiefly US, sometimes mildly derogatory) An old person, usually a male.
   • 2000, Moira McDonald, "Outakes," Seattle Times, 25 Aug. (retrieved 6 Sep. 2008),

     The technical term for a female geezer is "old broad," but this is irrelevant, as nobody in Hollywood makes films about women over 55.

3. (British) A device for boiling water for such domestic uses as heating or washing; a boiler. The normal spelling is water geyser.

[edit] Derived terms

• geeze
• geezery

[edit] Translations