geezer

noun

gee·​zer ˈgē-zər 

plural geezers

1

US, informal, humorous or mildly disparaging : an elderly man

an old geezer

The kids make me feel like a geezer.

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.

Recent Examples on the Web

Organizers are a handful of geezer gearheads who hang out most mornings at Gurnee Donuts. — Charles Selle, Chicago Tribune, 1 June 2026

In competitive pro surfer years, that is akin to being a total geezer. — Corky Carroll, Oc Register, 28 Mar. 2026

That was the name of the 2009 Obama-era program that helped to buy up 700,000 geezer-mobiles and got them off the roads. — Patt Morrison, Los Angeles Times, 26 Mar. 2026

Malgorzata is meeting him for the first time, and her X-chromosome vibrations easily win the day with the old bearded geezer. — David Zane Mairowitz, Rolling Stone, 22 Dec. 2025

Word History

Etymology

probably alteration of Scots guiser one in disguise

First Known Use

1885, in the meaning defined at sense 2

Rhymes for geezer

• freezer
• teaser
• ebenezer

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"