mizzler

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English

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈmɪzləɹ/
Rhymes: -ɪzlə(ɹ)

Noun

mizzler (plural mizzlers)

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

Derived terms

needy mizzler

References

John Camden Hotten (1873) The Slang Dictionary
“mizzler, n.²”, in OED Online ⁠, Oxford, Oxfordshire: Oxford University Press, March 2022.

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