Definition of gongoozler in English:

gongoozler

noun ɡɒŋˈɡuːzlə

informal

An idle spectator.
〈非正式〉悠闲旁观的人
Example sentencesExamples
- Alan Lindley, an eighth-generation lock keeper working on the Grand Canal, has been dealing with gongoozlers and boatmen for more than 20 years.
- The area is thus ideal for tourists, as well as for gongoozlers.
- Fradley is a very popular location for both boaters and gongoozlers and moorings can often be very difficult to find.
- We will turn at Foxton and ascend the wonderful staircase locks, always a popular spot for gongoozlers.
- Cowley lock had a sprinkling of gongoozlers as we started the ascent of the canal which only finishes atop the Chiltern Escarpment at Tring.

Origin

Early 20th century (originally denoting a person who idly watched activity on a canal); rare before 1970: perhaps from Lincolnshire dialect gawn and gooze 'stare, gape'.

单词	gongoozler
释义	Definition of gongoozler in English: gongoozler noun ɡɒŋˈɡuːzlə informal An idle spectator. 〈非正式〉悠闲旁观的人 Example sentencesExamples Alan Lindley, an eighth-generation lock keeper working on the Grand Canal, has been dealing with gongoozlers and boatmen for more than 20 years. The area is thus ideal for tourists, as well as for gongoozlers. Fradley is a very popular location for both boaters and gongoozlers and moorings can often be very difficult to find. We will turn at Foxton and ascend the wonderful staircase locks, always a popular spot for gongoozlers. Cowley lock had a sprinkling of gongoozlers as we started the ascent of the canal which only finishes atop the Chiltern Escarpment at Tring. Origin Early 20th century (originally denoting a person who idly watched activity on a canal); rare before 1970: perhaps from Lincolnshire dialect gawn and gooze 'stare, gape'.
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