geezer

noun

Definition of geezernext
as in coot

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  1. coot
  2. maverick
  3. codger
Noun
  • That’s when Broadbent’s whimsical eyes take over, splitting the difference between doddering old coot and magical elf.
    Katie Rife, Vulture, 16 Nov. 2024
  • 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
Definition of coot
Noun
  • Neon has North American rights to Orwell, which will tell the story of the English maverick novelist known for searingly satirical critiques of authoritarianism.
    Andreas Wiseman, Deadline, 1 Jan. 2025
  • Jimmy Carter by Julian Zelizer (2010) Princeton history professor Julian Zelizer examines Carter's strategy as a maverick politician who was successful at communicating with and rallying voters disaffected by politics, but who faced challenges building a strong political coalition once in office.
    Teresa Xie, NPR, 30 Dec. 2024
Definition of maverick
Noun
  • Popular culture’s usual parade of toothless codgers and crones increasingly seemed obsolete.
    Daniel Immerwahr, The New Yorker, 25 Nov. 2024
  • 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
Definition of codger
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