kisser

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English

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Etymology

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Agent noun of kiss: from kiss +‎ -er.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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kisser (plural kissers)

  1. One who kisses.
    Synonym: pasher
    She's a great kisser!
  2. (slang) Mouth.
    • 1918, Ralph Selwood Kendall, Benton of the Royal Mounted, New York: Grosset & Dunlap, page 121:
      Get yore handkerchief ready, an' run out an' cram it into his kisser an' choke th' —— if he starts in to holler.
  3. (slang) Face.
    • 1999, Karen Shenfeld, “Fanny Brice 1891-1951,”, in The Law of Return, Guernica, →ISBN, page 18:
      Not a pretty kisser,
      but so mobile those
      drawn-on brows, bulging
      peepers green as dill,
      cock-eyed grin,
      the It Girls lost it
      beside her.
  4. The kissing gourami.
  5. (archery) A button on a bowstring that indicates consistent height when drawing a bow, for example by being placed against the archer's mouth .

Derived terms

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Translations

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References

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  • kisser”, in Dictionary.com Unabridged, Dictionary.com, LLC, 1995–present.
  • "kisser" in Merriam-Webster's Online Dictionary, © 2006-2007 Merriam-Webster, Incorporated.

Anagrams

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Maltese

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Root
k-s-r
8 terms

Etymology

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From Arabic كَسَّرَ (kassara).

Pronunciation

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Verb

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kisser (imperfect jkisser, past participle mkisser, verbal noun tiksir)

  1. to smash, to shatter, to crush
  2. to train (someone) intensively

Conjugation

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    Conjugation of kisser
singular plural
1st person 2nd person 3rd person 1st person 2nd person 3rd person
perfect m kissirt kissirt kisser kissirna kissirtu kissru
f kissret
imperfect m nkisser tkisser jkisser nkissru tkissru jkissru
f tkisser
imperative kisser kissru