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In some senses, josser is marked as informal, UK. Watch for register when choosing this word.
josser
/ˈd͡ʒɒsə(ɹ)/
noun 3
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3ADJ.
becoming, old
JOSSER + NOUN
', myself, outsider
PREP.
from
Definitions
noun
1
An outsider working in a circus.
Becoming a josser – an outsider who joins the circus – is probably one of the few dreams almost everyone has had.
2
A man, especially one who seems foolish or simpleminded.
As I neither answered nor raised my eyes Mahony exclaimed again: 'I say . . . He's a queer old josser!'
A josser like myself from the backwoods of Canada would be making all sorts of bloomers.
3
A clergyman.
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Becoming a josser – an outsider who joins the circus – is probably one of the few dreams almost everyone has had.
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As I neither answered nor raised my eyes Mahony exclaimed again: 'I say . . . He's a queer old josser!'
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A josser like myself from the backwoods of Canada would be making all sorts of bloomers.
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