gas-guzzler
or gas guz·zler
[ gas-guhz-ler ]
/ ˈgæsˌgʌz lər /
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noun Informal.
an automobile that has low fuel efficiency, getting relatively few miles per gallon.
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Origin of gas-guzzler
First recorded in 1975–80
OTHER WORDS FROM gas-guzzler
gas-guzzling, adjectiveDictionary.com Unabridged
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How to use gas-guzzler in a sentence
He criticized Obama for riding in a “big gas guzzler” of a plane before an audience that treats climate change as a laugh line.
We have also cut back to using just one car, since my DH's truck is a gas guzzler.
British Dictionary definitions for gas-guzzler
gas guzzler
noun
informal a large car with very high petrol consumption
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