gasser

¹

[ gas-er ]

noun

1. Slang. something that is extraordinarily pleasing or successful, especially a very funny joke.
2. a person or thing that gasses.

Gasser

²

[ gas-er ]

noun

1. Herbert Spencer, 1888–1963, U.S. physiologist: Nobel Prize in Medicine 1944.

Gasser

¹

/ ˈɡæsə /

noun

1. GasserHerbert Spencer18881963MUSSCIENCE: physiologist Herbert Spencer. 1888–1963, US physiologist: shared a Nobel prize for physiology or medicine (1944) with Erlanger for work on electrical signs of nervous activity

gasser

²

/ ˈɡæsə /

noun

1. a drilling or well that yields natural gas

Word History and Origins

Origin of gasser¹

First recorded in 1890–95; gas + -er ¹

Example Sentences

Our path first brought us to the Koubba of Nebi Gasser (see illustration).

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It was designed by Hans Gasser, and solemnly unveiled December 5, 1859.

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To the right, on entering, is the tomb of Nebi Gasser, over which is a canopy of green cloth upon a framework of wood.

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Related Words

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