hosers

Noun

hoser (plural hosers)

1. One who operates a hose, e.g. a fire hose or a garden hose.
   • […] they found one of the neighbors hosing down the area. He was pretty resistant when the cops told him to turn off the hose. The hoser gave the cops a statement, […]2010, Rosalind Noonan, In a Heartbeat, →ISBN, page 34
2. (slang) One that hoses, i.e. hurts someone badly.
   • All three of these are blue-hosers. Every color in Magic has cards specifically designed to hurt it. Against many of the hosers, you can't really do much; the best strategy is simply not to rely too much on a single color.1997, Beth Moursund, The Official Magic: The Gathering : Strategies & Secrets, →ISBN, page 179
3. (Canada, slang) A person (especially a farmer) who siphons gasoline out of a vehicle or piece of equipment.
4. (Canada, slang) A person who hoses down a lake after a game of ice hockey, to return it to a smooth state.
5. (Canada, slang) A clumsy, boorish person, especially an over-eating, beer-drinking man, or a man prone to petty infractions such as taking other people's food or drinks.
   • We bet you know lots of hosers, eh. And you want to help them not be hosers.1985, Canadian Dimension, volume 19, page 94
6. (derogatory, slang) A Canadian.

   Synonyms:

   Canuck