Synonyms: man, guy [informal], male, gentleman More Synonyms of geezer
geezer in British English
(ˈɡiːzə)
noun informal
a man
Word origin
C19: probably from dialect pronunciation of guiser, from guise + -er1
man in British English
(mæn)
nounWord forms: pluralmen (mɛn)
1.
an adult male human being, as distinguished from a woman
2. (modifier)
male or masculine
a man child
3. archaic
a human being regardless of sex or age, considered as a representative of humankind; a person
4. (sometimes capital)
human beings collectively; humankind
the development of man
5. Also called: modern man
a.
a member of any of the living races of Homo sapiens, characterized by erect bipedal posture, a highly developed brain, and powers of articulate speech, abstract reasoning, and imagination
b.
any extinct member of the species Homo sapiens, such as Cro-Magnon man
6.
a member of any of the extinct species of the genus Homo, such as Java man, Heidelberg man, and Solo man
7.
an adult male human being with qualities associated with the male, such as courage or virility
be a man
8.
manly qualities or virtues
the man in him was outraged
9.
a.
a subordinate, servant, or employee contrasted with an employer or manager
b.
(in combination)
the number of man-days required to complete a job
10. (usually plural)
a member of the armed forces who does not hold commissioned, warrant, or noncommissioned rank (as in the phrase officers and men)
11.
a member of a group, team, etc
12.
a husband, boyfriend, etc
man and wife
13.
an expression used parenthetically to indicate an informal relationship between speaker and hearer
14.
a movable piece in various games, such as draughts
15. South Africa slang
any person: used as a term of address
16.
a vassal of a feudal lord
17. as one man
18. be one's own man
19. he's your man
20. man and boy
21. sort out the men from the boys
22. to a man
exclamation
23. informal
an exclamation or expletive, often indicating surprise or pleasure
verbWord forms: mans, manning or manned(transitive)
24.
to provide with sufficient people for operation, defence, etc
to man the phones
25.
to take one's place at or near in readiness for action
26. falconry
to induce (a hawk or falcon) to endure the presence of and handling by humans, esp strangers
▶ USAGE The use of man and mankind to mean human beings in general is often considered sexist. Gender-neutral alternativesinclude human beings, people and humankind. The verb to man can also often be replaced by to staff, to operate and related words. Gender-neutral alternatives to manpower include personnel and staff.
geezer in American English
(ˈgizər)
noun
Slang
an old person, esp. an old man
: also old geezer
Word origin
< dial. guiser, a mummer < guise
Examples of 'geezer' in a sentence
geezer
There is very little of the geezer about these people.
Times, Sunday Times (2006)
Not bad for an old geezer!
The Sun (2014)
You don't want to go on and look like a dodgy old geezer up there.
The Sun (2008)
Third round'This old geezer might have a chance.
Times, Sunday Times (2009)
Mainstream music back then was as awful as today's seems to this old geezer.
Times, Sunday Times (2008)
But there's life in the old geezer yet.
Times, Sunday Times (2007)
I look in the mirror and this other old geezer looks back at me.
The Sun (2016)
And she left him standing there feeling like a decrepit old geezer because he didn't have any body art.
The Sun (2016)
He's a dapper little geezer.
Times, Sunday Times (2011)
He's a great old geezer.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
I was an agile little geezer.
Max Arthur Lost Voices of the Edwardians: 19011910 in the words of the Men & Women Who WereThere (2006)
How about'Who's the geezer with the dodgy barnet?
The Sun (2009)
(noun)
Definition
a man
an old bald geezer in a raincoat
Synonyms
man
I had not expected the young man to reappear before evening.