nudge
verb (used with object)
to push slightly or gently, especially with the elbow, to get someone's attention, prod someone into action, etc.
nudger
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a word derived from
nudge.
Example Sentences
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“They just get the opportunity to nudge the boss in a certain direction — and the V.P. has been a good nudger under difficult circumstances.”
From New York Times ● May 2, 2020
She has joked that Justice David Souter, now retired, was once the designated nudger.
From Washington Post ● Feb. 14, 2013
She has joked that in the past former Justice David Souter was the designated nudger.
From Washington Post ● Feb. 13, 2013
But Trott is a shuffling, creaking nudger of a batsman, without a single stroke worthy of the name.
From The Guardian ● Jul. 22, 2011
