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gutser

[ guht-ser ]

noun

, Australian Slang.
  1. a person who eats too much and greedily.


gutser

/ ˈɡʌtsə /

noun

  1. to fall heavily to the ground
  2. to fail through error or misfortune
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Word History and Origins

Origin of gutser1

First recorded in 1900–05; guts (in the sense “belly”) + -er 1
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Word History and Origins

Origin of gutser1

C20: from guts + -er 1
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Idioms and Phrases

Idioms
  1. come a gutser, Australian Slang.
    1. to fall over.
    2. to fail, especially as a result of pride.

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Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023

Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.

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