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dodger

[ doj-er ]

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

/ ˈɒə /

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
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Word History and Origins

Origin of dodger1

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

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The Liberal Democrats are calling for fines of up to £1,000 for "headphone dodgers" who play loud music and videos on public transport.

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Experts say layoffs of about 7,000 IRS workers probably mean an end to plans to target rich tax dodgers and could spell disaster for revenue collection.

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Park has been living in the country as what the military authorities consider a draft dodger.

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Train ticket inspectors should treat deliberate fare dodgers differently to people who make genuine mistakes, the passenger watchdog has said.

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The president’s campaign released a digital ad featuring three veterans criticizing Donald Trump as ‘a draft dodger,’ unfit to be commander in chief.

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