dodger

[ doj-er ]

/ ˈdɒdʒ ər /

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noun

a person who dodges.

a shifty person, especially one who persistently evades a responsibility, as specified: tax dodger; draft dodger.

a leafhopper.

a small handbill; throwaway.

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

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

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

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Origin of dodger

First recorded in 1560–70; dodge + -er¹

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How to use dodger in a sentence

Others called them “tax cheats,” “freeloaders,” “tax dodgers”—and many others threatened boycotts.
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In 2014, more fans will attend games at Dodgers Stadium than any other stadium in Major League Baseball.
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So you are a cable TV subscriber in Los Angeles and want to see the Dodgers on TV?
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"We do our damnedest to produce things with some sense of continuity," David says of the Dodgers.
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In 1946 Tapsic was a struggling player with Brooklyn while Robinson was with Dodgers Triple A team in Montreal.
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Try the experiment of mixing whole corn meal with water and a little salt, and baking it into hard, crisp "corn dodgers."
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My mother always cooked corn dodgers for them and gave them milk to drink.
Old Rail Fence Corners|Various
He crouched, waiting for Sid, but there were few better dodgers than this same Sid.
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The new man proved to be one of the best little dodgers I ever saw.
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Health good and fine appetite for dodgers, which is all we have, minus salt and extras.
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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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