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dodger
[ doj-er ]
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.
dodger
/ ˈɒə /
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.a handbill
- informal.food, esp bread
Example Sentences
The Liberal Democrats are calling for fines of up to £1,000 for "headphone dodgers" who play loud music and videos on public transport.
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.
Park has been living in the country as what the military authorities consider a draft dodger.
Train ticket inspectors should treat deliberate fare dodgers differently to people who make genuine mistakes, the passenger watchdog has said.
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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