geezer

noun

Definition of geezernext
as in coot

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  1. coot
  2. maverick
  3. codger
Noun
  • The set-piece of Jim and Huck telling their stories also lets Walker and Anderson have some fun with the two old coots bickering over details, each armed with the stubborn certainty of long years.
    Rob Salkowitz, Forbes, 30 Sep. 2024
  • One of those ordinary people is a drunk old coot named Tomas, who offers a ride and shelter to Elena and Zubak in the midst of a 9 p.m. curfew and intensifying search to find them and bring them to justice.
    Scott Tobias, Vulture, 7 Apr. 2024
Definition of coot
Noun
  • Ives’s legendary status initially rested on his reputation as a maverick pioneer who supposedly had beaten Schoenberg in the race to the atonal pole.
    Alex Ross, The New Yorker, 4 Nov. 2024
  • Many lament that the shortlist for the Ballon d'Or is now comprised of players who aren't mavericks or 'ballers' but stars whose genius is excelling or dominating a particular system.
    Zak Garner-Purkis, Forbes, 29 Oct. 2024
Definition of maverick
Noun
  • Otto is also suicidal — something A Man Called Otto never sufficiently dramatizes, cheapening the codger’s despair as the film prepares for the feel-good ending to come.
    Tim Grierson, Vulture, 2 Nov. 2024
  • Most residents can recite Arizona's 5 C's that have long been driven the state economy — copper, citrus, codgers and cactus candy.
    Roger Naylor, The Arizona Republic, 2 June 2024
Definition of codger
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