gas-guzzler

Or gas guz·zler

[gas-guhz-ler]

noun

Informal.

1. an automobile that has low fuel efficiency, getting relatively few miles per gallon.

gas guzzler

noun

1. informal,  a large car with very high petrol consumption

Other Word Forms

• gas-guzzling adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of gas-guzzler¹

First recorded in 1975–80

Example Sentences

In 1992 the H1, a cult icon and a military-grade gas-guzzler, began selling domestically.

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Another oil war was great news for GM’s flagship gas-guzzler.

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Walker calculated that to keep the place afloat, drivers who spend half an hour plugged in would need to spend 70 percent more than the gas-guzzler who’s gone within five minutes.

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The pattern does not hold true, however, for those with the lowest incomes, more than half of whom would continue to be burdened by high transportation costs — defined as more than 4 percent of their income — after trading in their gas-guzzler for an electric car.

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The rules apply only to the sales of new cars, so you can keep your gas-guzzler.

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• bus 
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• station wagon 
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