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dodger

[ doj-er ]
/ ˈdɒdʒ ər /
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noun

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Origin of dodger

First recorded in 1560–70; dodge + -er1

Words nearby dodger

dodecylphenol, dodge, dodge ball, Dodge City, Dodgem, dodger, dodgery, Dodgson, dodgy, dodo, do, doing
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Words related to dodger

forger, rascal, thief, con artist, crook, cheater, counterfeiter, charlatan, leaflet, pamphlet, flier, hypocrite, trickster, impostor, swindler, rogue, defector, runaway, deserter, refugee

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British Dictionary definitions for dodger

dodger
/ (ˈdɒdʒə) /

noun

a person who evades or shirks
a shifty dishonest person
a canvas shelter, mounted on a ship's bridge or over the companionway of a sailing yacht to protect the helmsman from bad weather
archaic, US and Australian a handbill
Australian informal food, esp bread
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