| 释义 |
Definition of guiser in English: guisernoun ˈɡʌɪzə archaic A mummer in a folk play performed especially at Christmas or Halloween. Example sentencesExamples - The mighty pumpkin itself has - sadly, in my opinion - supplanted our own dear and humble neep at Halloween - although it is certainly much easier to gouge out a pumpkin than a hard turnip to make a lantern for guisers.
- Unlike in the United States, the guisers must perform a song or poem to earn their treat.
- The possibilities are endless and only limited by the imagination of the ‘guiser’.
- The monsters that seem originally to have inspired the guisers have, incidentally, much in common.
- Periods of rest are provided by the arrival of the squads of guisers, each in turn performing a sketch.
Origin Late 15th century: from the archaic verb guise 'dress fantastically', from the noun guise. |