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hazer

American  
[hey-zer] / ˈheɪ zər /

noun

  1. a person or thing that hazes. haze.

  2. a horse rider who assists in rodeo bulldogging by riding on the opposite side of the steer as the competing cowboy to keep the steer running in a straight path.


Etymology

Origin of hazer

First recorded in 1895–1900; haze 2 + -er 1

Example Sentences

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I took a bleak sort of pride in making the house’s worst hazer laugh so hard he had to leave the room, but I couldn’t see my shucking and jiving for what it was.

From Salon • Mar. 15, 2015

Purple hazer: the many lives of Gil Evans 4.

From The Guardian • Nov. 8, 2012

One Direction: Take Me Home – review Purple hazer: the many lives of Gil Evans Extreme noise terror!

From The Guardian • Nov. 8, 2012

The steer starts from a tight chute between two horse pens, one for the bulldogger and the other for the "hazer," the rider who keeps the running steer close to the wrestler.

From Time Magazine Archive

"Your hazer needs a shave!" said some one else.

From Judith of the Godless Valley by Morrow, Honoré