hoser
English
noun
Definitions
- One who operates a hose, e.g. a fire hose or a garden hose.
- (slang) One that hoses, i.e. hurts (someone) badly.
- (Canada) A person (especially a farmer) who siphons gasoline out of a vehicle or piece of equipment.
- (Canada) A person who hoses down a lake after a game of hockey, to return it to a smooth state.
- (Canada) A clumsy, boorish person, especially an over-eating, beer-drinking man, or a man prone to petty infractions such as taking other people's food or drinks.
- (slang) A Canadian.
Etymology
Suffix from English hose.
Origin
English
hose
Gloss
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- air hose English
- boothose English
- fire hose English
- hosaphone English
- hose English
- hosebag English
- hosebeast English
- hoseless English
- hoselike English
- hoseline English
- hoseman English
- hosemonkey English
- hosepipe English
- hosier English
- hosiery English
- hosing English
- netherhose English
- pantyhose English
- trunkhose English
- hose Middle English
- hoso Esperanto