Here, geezer is a British slang for a young lad, bloke (can be an equivalent of dude in AmE). "The Hostage" and "Make me an Offer" were the famous movies of that time.
"Geezer" actually means an odd or eccentric man. This word came from guise, which was: (in Scotland and N England) the practice or custom of disguising oneself in fancy dress, often with a mask, and visiting people's houses, esp at Halloween The above is the origin of guiser. Thus, it was used in slang to describe someone as odd, and it was pronounced "geezer" due to as you said, the Cockney ...
What's the origin of the word "geezer"? - English Language & Usage ...
In some Rumpole episodes, a "geezer" is a London term for, perhaps, a fashionable man - "he's a geezer". In the episode I think you refer to - "Rumpole and the Married Lady" with Phyllida Law - where a couple are divorcing and have not spoken to each other for years - the word intended is "geyser" and is pronounced "gee-suh" or "gee-zuh" with a hard 'g' and means the hot water faucet. Do ...
meaning - I heard "geezer" (?) on "Rumpole of the Bailey" - English ...
-1 It was also used in the song "Money" from Pink Floyd's 1973 album "Dark Side of the Moon". During the fade out, a woman in the voiceover can be heard saying, "That geezer was cruisin' for a bruisin'".
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