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dodger

American  
[doj-er] / ˈdɒdʒ ər /

noun

  1. a person who dodges.

  2. a shifty person, especially one who persistently evades a responsibility, as specified.

    tax dodger; draft dodger.

  3. a leafhopper.

  4. a small handbill; throwaway.

  5. Chiefly South Midland and Southern U.S. corn dodger.

  6. Nautical. a shield, as of canvas, erected on a flying bridge to protect persons on watch from wind, flying spray, etc.

  7. Australian. a large slice, lump, or portion of food, especially of bread.

dodger British  
/ ˈdɒdʒə /

noun

  1. a person who evades or shirks

  2. a shifty dishonest person

  3. a canvas shelter, mounted on a ship's bridge or over the companionway of a sailing yacht to protect the helmsman from bad weather

  4. archaic a handbill

  5. informal food, esp bread

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Etymology

Origin of dodger

First recorded in 1560–70; dodge + -er 1

Example Sentences

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Other tracks include tv off, dodger blue, peekaboo, and gnx.

From BBC • Nov. 23, 2024

Though he was sometimes labeled a draft dodger, he was very much the opposite.

From New York Times • Feb. 7, 2023

“We dodger fans my boi lol,” Sharky responded.

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 21, 2021

Moreover, as Risen documents, it established this son of a wealthy Civil War draft dodger as the embodiment of America’s emergence as a world power.

From Washington Post • Jul. 18, 2019

But that dodger, as soon as he had caught the woman’s eye and nodded, slipped away to join the ship.

From "The Odyssey" by Homer

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