Etymology
Origin of hedger
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
But this restless Proteus masqueraded through a score of other characters—as seedsman, harvester, hedger and ditcher, etc.
From The Posthumous Works of Thomas De Quincey, Vol. 2 by Alexander H. (Alexander Hay) Japp
A couple of foggers and milkers, a hedger and ditcher, two or three women at times, and there is the end.
From The Hills and the Vale by Richard Jefferies
It is as if a skilled artisan should complain that he could not compete with the hedger and ditcher.
From Principles Of Political Economy Abridged with Critical, Bibliographical, and Explanatory Notes, and a Sketch of the History of Political Economy by John Stuart Mill
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