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hedger

American  
[hej-er] / ˈhɛdʒ ər /

noun

  1. a person who makes or repairs hedges.

  2. a person who hedges in betting, speculating, etc.


Etymology

Origin of hedger

1250–1300; Middle English (in surnames); see hedge, -er 1

Example Sentences

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A spokesman for Southwest, the largest hedger among U.S. airlines, said last week that it actively participated in fuel hedging and has not changed its overall philosophy.

From Reuters • Apr. 6, 2016

This is not to say that Gore is the only hedger in the race.

From Time Magazine Archive

The reddening light gains fast upon the skies, 2 And far away the glistening vapours sail, Down the rough steep the accustomed hedger hies, And the stream winds in brightness through the vale.

From The Poetical Works of William Lisle Bowles, Vol. 1 With Memoir, Critical Dissertation, and Explanatory Notes by George Gilfillan by Gilfillan, George

Friend hedger, I am come from Pieria looking for my cows.

From Museum of Antiquity A Description of Ancient Life by Haines, T. L. (Thomas Louis)

Louis XIV. was as illiterate as the lowliest hedger and ditcher.

From The Love Affairs of a Bibliomaniac by Field, Eugene

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