codder

/ (ˈkɒdə) /

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noun

a cod fisherman or his boat

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Words nearby codder

cocuswood, cod, coda, cod-act, co-day, codder, coddle, code, code blue, code book, codec

British Dictionary definitions for codder (2 of 2)

codder²

/ (ˈkɒdə) /

noun

Yorkshire dialect the leader of a team of workers on a press at a steelworks

Word Origin for codder

perhaps from cod 4

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How to use codder in a sentence

That five thousand dollar codder up there seemed like own folks, pretty nigh.
Cap'n Warren's Wards|Joseph C. Lincoln
Besides, being a true Cape Codder, he disliked hiring other than Cape men to work the schooner.
Sheila of Big Wreck Cove|James A. Cooper
My father stuck by his ship and went down with her, as did also her first mate, another Cape-Codder.
Kent Knowles: Quahaug|Joseph C. Lincoln
Will then completed his dressing, and looked like a Cape Codder just arrived from a fishing-smack.
The Knights of the White Shield|Edward A. Rand

The Cape Codder stopped quite speechless from retailing these marvels.
Walter and the Wireless|Sara Ware Bassett