geezer

noun

gee·​zer ˈgē-zər 

plural geezers

1

US, informal, humorous or mildly disparaging : an odd, eccentric, or unreasonable person (usually a man)

especially : an old man

an old geezer

It may suggest only that the offender is … a geezer perhaps, too old and set in his ways to know what's new in the world.

—Russell Baker

2

British, informal : a man : guy, bloke

… a 23-year-old from Milton who's best described as an ordinary geezer, a Glasgow bloke through and through …

—Jack McGrinder

geezerhood

ˈgē-zər-ˌhu̇d 

noun chiefly US, informal

Examples of geezer in a Sentence

a group of old geezers playing cards

Some geezer asked me for a light.

Word History

Etymology

probably alteration of Scots guiser one in disguise

First Known Use

1885, in the meaning defined at sense 2

Kids Definition

geezer

noun

gee·​zer ˈgē-zər 

informal

: an eccentric person

especially : an old man

Etymology

probably an altered form of Scots guiser "person in disguise"