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greaser - 3 dictionary results

greas⋅er

[gree-ser]
–noun
1. a person or thing that greases.
2. Slang: Disparaging and Offensive. a Latin American, esp. a Mexican.
3. Slang. a swaggering young tough, esp. a member of a street gang.

Origin:
1635–45; grease + -er 1
greas·er   (grē'sər, -zər)   
n.  
  1. One who greases, such as a worker who greases working parts in a machine.
  2. Slang A tough young man, especially one from a white working-class background who is much involved with motorcycles or cars.
  3. Offensive Slang Used as a disparaging term for a Latin American, especially a Mexican.

Greaser

Greas"er\, n. 1. One who, or that which, greases; specifically, a person employed to lubricate the working parts of machinery, engines, carriages, etc.

2. A nickname sometimes applied in contempt to a Mexican of the lowest type. [Low, U. S.]
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