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Webster's 1828 Dictionary

GUISER

n.gi'zer. A person in disguise; a mummer who goes about at Christmas.

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

GUISER

Guis "er, n. Etym: [From Guise. ]

Defn: A person in disguise; a masker; a mummer. [Obs. or Prov. Eng. ]

New American Oxford Dictionary

guiser

guiser |ˈgʌɪzə | ▶noun archaic a mummer in a folk play performed especially at Christmas or Halloween. ORIGIN late 15th cent.: from the archaic verb guise ‘dress fantastically ’, from the noun guise .

Oxford Dictionary

guiser

guiser |ˈgʌɪzə | ▶noun archaic a mummer in a folk play performed especially at Christmas or Halloween. ORIGIN late 15th cent.: from the archaic verb guise ‘dress fantastically ’, from the noun guise .