greaser
English
noun
Definitions
- Someone or something that greases (applies grease).
- (slang) A mechanic.
- (slang) A biker, a tough.
- (slang) A rocker or metalhead, especially one who listens to 1950s rock and roll or 1980s thrash metal.
- (US) A Latin American, especially a Mexican.
- (US) An Italian.
- (US) A Greek.
Etymology
Suffix from English grease.
Origin
English
grease
Gloss
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- begrease English
- degrease English
- grease English
- grease-monkey English
- greaseball English
- greaseband English
- greaseboard English
- greasebomb English
- greaseburger English
- greasegrass English
- greaseless English
- greaselike English
- greasen English
- greasepaint English
- greaseproof English
- greasest English
- greaseth English
- greasewood English
- greasy English
- pregrease English
- regrease English
- ungrease English
- grece Middle English
- grisi Swahili
- kūriij Marshallese
- gris Tok Pisin
- gris mani Tok Pisin
- grisim Tok Pisin
- grisman Tok Pisin
- giris Hausa