Dodger
Definition & Meaning
Pronunciation /ˈdɒd͡ʒ.ə(ɹ)/ · Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Dodger is a noun meaning (countable) Someone who dodges (avoids something by quickly moving).
Meaning
(countable) Someone who dodges (avoids something by quickly moving).
More Meanings
- (countable) A person full of tricks or street smarts.
- (countable, Australia, slang) An advertising leaflet; a flyer.
- (uncountable, Australia, US, slang, dated) Bread.
- (countable, nautical) A frame-supported canvas over the companionway (entrance) of a sailboat providing the on-deck crew partial cover from the splashes of the seas that break against the hull of the boat.
Word Forms
- dodgers
Synonyms for dodger
Depending on context, synonyms include sprayhood, fox, slyboots, corn dodger.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include slyboots, fox, corn dodger, avoider, artful, dodging.
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