geezer

n. 怪人, 古怪老头

gee.zer

n.（名词）
An eccentric old man.See Usage Note at adage
奇怪的老人参见 adage

来源：
Probably alteration of dialectal guiser [masquerader]
可能为 方言 guiser的变化 [假面舞会]
from Middle English gysar
源自 中古英语 gysar
from gysen [to dress]
源自 gysen [穿]
from gyse, guise [fashion] * see guise
源自 gyse, guise [服装] *参见 guise

<注释>A relationship with a word we know well is disguised in the wordgeezer. A clue to this relationship is found in British dialect.TheEnglish Dialect Dictionary defines geezer as .a queer character, a strangely-acting person,. and refers the reader toguiser, .a mummer, masquerader.. The citations forguiser refer to practices such as the following: .People, usually children . . . go about on Christmas Eve, singing, wearing masks, or otherwise disguised,.the last word of this passage being the one to whichgeezer is related.
我们非常了解的与一个单词的联系即在于单词geezer 。 这种联系的线索发现于英国方言中。英语方言辞典 定义 geezer 为.一个奇怪的人，一个行为怪异的人.， 并且让读者参考guiser， .化妆舞会，假面舞会.。 guiser 的例句指出了一些活动， 例如：.大人，通常是孩子…戴着面具或以其他化妆方式在圣诞前夜走出去唱歌。.这段文章的最后一个单词即是geezer 与之有关的那一个