kisser
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English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Agent noun of kiss: from kiss + -er.
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
kisser (plural kissers)
- One who kisses.
- She's a great kisser!
- Synonym: pasher
- (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.
- 1918, Ralph Selwood Kendall, Benton of the Royal Mounted, Grosset & Dunlap, New York, p. 121:
- (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.
- 1999, Karen Shenfeld, "Fanny Brice 1891-1951," in The Law of Return, Guernica, →ISBN, p. 18:
- The kissing gourami.
- (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[edit]
one who kisses
References[edit]
- “kisser” in Dictionary.com Unabridged, Dictionary.com, LLC, 1995–present.
- "kisser" in Merriam-Webster's Online Dictionary, © 2006-2007 Merriam-Webster, Incorporated.
Anagrams[edit]
Maltese[edit]
Root |
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k-s-r |
3 terms |
Etymology[edit]
From Arabic كَسَّرَ (kassara).
Pronunciation[edit]
Verb[edit]
kisser (imperfect jkisser, past participle mkisser)
Conjugation[edit]
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