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geezer

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++gee·zer /ˈɡiːzə $ -ər/ noun [countable] informal  1 MAN British English a man 男子 I know this geezer. 我认识这个家伙。2. American English an old man 老头,老家伙
Examples from the Corpus
geezerSo why not drive the infamous geezer?That old geezer was so impressed that he offered me a job on the spot.They made a statement for their generation, swept aside the geezers.Because we already know your names, and we've met this geezer before.What does he want, this geezer?
Origin geezer (1800-1900) Probably from Scottish English guiser person dressed in something that hides who they are, from English guise
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geezer
geezer /ˈɡiːzə $ -ər/ noun [countable] informal
 Date: 1800-1900
 Origin: Probably from Scottish English guiser 'person dressed in something that hides who they are', from English guise
1. British English a man:
    I know this geezer.
2. American English an old man


gee·zerBrE /ˈɡiːzə(r)/ 🔊NAmE /ˈɡiːzər/ 🔊 noun (informal) (BrE) a man 男人;家伙Some geezer called Danny did it. 这事是个叫丹尼的家伙干的。🔊🔊(NAmE) an old man, especially one who is rather strange 怪老头;老家伙