mizzler

English

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈmɪzləɹ/
• Rhymes: -ɪzlə(ɹ)

Noun

mizzler (plural mizzlers)

1. (UK, slang, obsolete) A person who is clever at effecting an escape, or getting out of a difficulty.
2. (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: Oxford University Press, March 2022.