kisser

English

Etymology

Agent noun of kiss: from kiss +‎ -er.

Pronunciation

• (General American) IPA^(key): /ˈkɪsɚ/
• (UK) IPA^(key): /ˈkɪsə(ɹ)/

• Audio (General Australian):

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• Rhymes: -ɪsə(ɹ)

Noun

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

• arse-kisser
• ass-kisser
• ass kisser
• baby-kisser
• baby kisser
• carpet kisser
• French kisser

 

Translations

one who kisses

• Finnish: suutelija
• German: Küsser (de) m
• Italian: baciatore m
• Latin: bāsiātor m
• Portuguese: beijador (pt) m, beijoqueiro (pt) m

References

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

Anagrams

• Kisers, Riskes, Serkis, krises, skiers, skries

Maltese

Root
k-s-r
8 terms

Etymology

From Arabic كَسَّرَ (kassara).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkɪs.sɛr/

Verb

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

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

Conjugation

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