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geezer

/ˈɡiːzə/

noun

Meaning

  • (dated in US) A male person.

  • (chiefly Cockney) Someone affable but morally dubious; a wide boy.

  • Term of address for a male.

    "Hi, geezer, you alright?"

  • (sometimes mildly) An old person, usually a male, typically a cranky old man.

  • Wife; old woman.

Synonyms

mate,
spiv,
wide boy

noun

Meaning

  • A boiling natural spring which throws forth at frequent intervals jets of water, mud etc., driven up by the expansive power of steam.

  • An instantaneous, and often dangerous, hot water heater.

  • A domestic water boiler.