blazer

English

/ˈbleɪzə/, /ˈbleɪzɚ/

noun
Definitions
  • A semi-formal jacket.
  • A person or thing that blazes (marks or cuts a route).
  • Anything that blazes or glows, as with heat or flame.
  • The dish used when cooking directly over the flame of a chafing-dish lamp, or the coals of a brazier.
  • (slang) One who smokes cannabis; a stoner.
  • (archaic) One who spreads news, or blazes matters abroad.
  • (slang) An older member of a sporting club, often with old-fashioned or conservative views.
  • A con or swindle.

Etymology

Suffix from English blaze (flame).

Origin

English

blaze

Gloss

flame

Concept
Semantic Field

The physical world

Ontological Category

Person/Thing

Emoji
🔥

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