DEFINITIONS

gas-guzzler

or gas guz·zler

[ gas-guhz-ler ]
/ ˈgæsˌgʌz lər /

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-guz·zling, adjective
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