kisser

English

Etymology

Agent noun of kiss: from kiss +‎ -er.

Pronunciation

• (General American) IPA^(key): /ˈkɪsɚ/

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• Rhymes: -ɪsə(r)

Noun

kisser (plural kissers)

1. One who kisses.

   She's a great kisser!

   Synonym: pasher

2. (slang) Mouth.
   • 1918, Ralph Selwood Kendall, Benton of the Royal Mounted, Grosset & Dunlap, New York, p. 121:

     Get yore handkerchief ready, an' run out an' cram it into his kisser an' choke th' —— if he starts in to holler.

3. (slang) Face.
   • 1999, Karen Shenfeld, "Fanny Brice 1891-1951," in The Law of Return, Guernica, →ISBN, p. 18:

     Not a pretty kisser,

     but so mobile those

     drawn-on brows, bulging

     peepers green as dill,

     cock-eyed grin,

     the It Girls lost it

     beside her.

4. The kissing gourami.
5. (archery) A button on a bowstring that indicates consistent height when drawing a bow, for example by being placed against the archer's mouth .

Translations

one who kisses

• German: Küsser (de) m
• Italian: baciatore m

• Latin: bāsiātor m
• Portuguese: beijador m, beijoqueiro (pt) m

References

• “kisser” in Dictionary.com Unabridged, Dictionary.com, LLC, 1995–present.
• "kisser" in Merriam-Webster's Online Dictionary, © 2006-2007 Merriam-Webster, Incorporated.

Anagrams

• Kisers, Riskes, Serkis, krises, skiers, skries

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Verb

kisser (imperfect jkisser, past participle imkisser)

1. to smash; to shatter; to crush