stoozer

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noun

A person who makes a profit by stoozing.

Scrabble 16

Meanings

nounstoozer (plural stoozers)

plural stoozers

  1. A person who makes a profit by stoozing.

    But in today’s market there are other deterrents for would-be stoozers.

    2014 June 19, Sophie Christie, “£5000 a year for nothing: could 'stoozing' make a comeback?”, in The Telegraph
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    Stoozers' activities are not strictly illegal, as long as no false declarations are involved, but are morally dubious at the very least and banks are right now taking steps to curb the practice.

    2007, Tony Thorne, Shoot the Puppy: A Survival Guide to the Curious Jargon of Modern Life, →ISBN

    Wikipedia suggests stoozing was named after an internet discussion board contributor, Stooz, who was a prolific stoozer.

    2009 March 20, Mark Price, “Student gets money for nothing from banks”, in Otago Daily Times

Origin

Cite this entry
APA

stoozer. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/stoozer

MLA

“stoozer.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/stoozer. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “stoozer,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/stoozer.

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