guiser
Disguised holiday visitor
A guiser is a person in costume or disguise, particularly one who goes door to door performing or requesting treats.
The term is mainly Scottish and Northern English, where guisers are central to Halloween traditions—children dress up and recite poems or songs in exchange for sweets: The guisers came round last night.
Related to the verb guise, meaning to dress in costume.
Performing in disguise
- wassailingFestive door-to-door singing
- SamhainCeltic harvest-end observance
- HogmanayScottish year-end celebration
- HalloweenOctober 31st festival
All Hallows · first-footing · trick-or-treat · Mischief Night · midwinter · rhyming · door-to-door · neighborhood
Face-worn concealment
- costumeClothing for portrayal
- outfitSet of clothes worn together
- cloakSleeveless outer wrap
- garbWhat one wears
attire · ensemble · getup · blackening · rags · motley · grotesque · cross-dressing
October 31st festival
- SamhainCeltic harvest-end observance
- HogmanayScottish year-end celebration
- carnivalTraveling amusement attraction
- revelryNoisy, lively celebration
merrymaking · celebration · parade · pageant · festivity · gathering · community · masquerade
Brief comic performance
- recitationOral delivery from memory
- rhymeMatching terminal sounds
- verseMetered poetic passage
- songMusical piece with words
dance · acting · troupe · fool · hobby-horse · procession · entertainment · ritual
mumming
Performing in disguise
- wassailingFestive door-to-door singing
- SamhainCeltic harvest-end observance
- HogmanayScottish year-end celebration
Halloween · All Hallows · first-footing · trick-or-treat · Mischief Night · midwinter · rhyming · door-to-door · neighborhood · custom
mask
Face-worn concealment
garb · attire · ensemble · getup · blackening · rags · motley · grotesque · cross-dressing · unrecognizable
Halloween
October 31st festival
- SamhainCeltic harvest-end observance
- HogmanayScottish year-end celebration
- carnivalTraveling amusement attraction
revelry · merrymaking · celebration · parade · pageant · festivity · gathering · community · masquerade · fête
skit
Brief comic performance
- recitationOral delivery from memory
- rhymeMatching terminal sounds
- verseMetered poetic passage
song · dance · acting · troupe · fool · hobby-horse · procession · entertainment · ritual · dramatics
guiserhouseholder
Home's primary resident
host · spectator · gift-giver · onlooker
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