kisser

English

Etymology

Agent noun of kiss: from kiss +‎ -er.

Pronunciation
  • Rhymes: -ɪsə(r)

Noun

kisser (plural kissers)

  1. One who kisses.
    She's a great kisser!
    Synonym: pasher
  2. (slang) Mouth.
    • 1918, Ralph Selwood Kendall, Benton of the Royal Mounted, Grosset & Dunlap, New York, p. 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, p. 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 .

Translations

References
  • “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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Verb

kisser (imperfect jkisser, past participle imkisser)

  1. to smash; to shatter; to crush
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