/ ˈgiːzə(r); NAmE / noun ( informal )
1.
( BrE ) a man :
Some geezer called Danny did it.
2.
( NAmE ) an old man, especially one who is rather strange
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WORD ORIGIN
late 19th cent.: representing a dialect pronunciation of earlier guiser mummer.
/ ˈgiːzə(r); NAmE / noun ( informal )
1.
( BrE ) a man :
Some geezer called Danny did it.
2.
( NAmE ) an old man, especially one who is rather strange
••
WORD ORIGIN
late 19th cent.: representing a dialect pronunciation of earlier guiser mummer.
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary. Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне. 2005