greaser

2 definitions found

greaser - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Greaser \Greas"er\, n.
     1. One who, or that which, greases; specifically, a person
        employed to lubricate the working parts of machinery,
        engines, carriages, etc.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     2. A nickname sometimes applied in contempt to a Mexican or
        other Latin-American of the lowest type; -- derogatory and
        offensive. [Low, U. S.]
        [1913 Webster +PJC] grease gun

greaser - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  greaser
      n 1: (ethnic slur) offensive term for a person of Mexican
           descent [syn: greaser, wetback, taco]