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Definition of Guiser
1. n. A person in disguise; a masker; a mummer.
Definition of Guiser
1. Noun. A person in disguise. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Guiser
1. a person in disguise [n -S]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Guiser
Literary usage of Guiser
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Century Dictionary: An Encyclopedic Lexicon of the English Language by William Dwight Whitney (1889)
"[< OF. guiser, put on a guise or disguise ; from the noun: see guise, и. ...
To dress as a guiser; assume or act the part of a guiser. [Eug. ..."
2. Publications by Folklore Society (Great Britain) (1901)
"Rural custom is described under Fond-plough, Fool-plough, Geese-dance, guiser;
social custom under ..."
3. The Book of Days: A Miscellany of Popular Antiquities in Connection with the by Robert Chambers (1832)
"Each vocal guiser is, like a knight of old, attended by a sort of humble squire,
who assumes the habiliments of a girl, with an old-woman's cap and a ..."
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