mizzler

English

Etymology

Presumably mizzle +‎ -er, from mizzle (“abscond, scram, flee”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈmɪzləɹ/
  • Rhymes: -ɪzlə(ɹ)

Noun

mizzler (plural mizzlers)

  1. (UK, slang, obsolete) A person who is clever at effecting an escape, or getting out of a difficulty.
  2. (Australia, slang, rare) A complainer; a grumbler; a moaner.

Derived terms

References

This article is issued from Wiktionary. The text is available under Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 4.0 unless otherwise noted. Additional terms may apply for the media files.