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Presumably mizzle + -er, from mizzle (“abscond, scram, flee”).
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
mizzler
Today it means: A person who is clever at effecting an escape, or getting out of a difficulty. Full definition →
Today it means: A person who is clever at effecting an escape, or getting out of a difficulty. Full definition →
Presumably mizzle + -er, from mizzle (“abscond, scram, flee”).
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.