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dodger Definition

dodger (-ər)

noun

  1. a person who dodges
  2. a tricky, dishonest person; shifty rascal
  3. corndodger
  4. ☆ a small handbill
  5. Photog. a device for dodging

dodger Usage Examples

Converse of object

  • catch: Nexus is pro-active in the battle against fare evasion on the Metro and regular blitzes to catch the fare dodgers.
  • eat: Plus I got rid of some of my foodstuffs ( i.e. ate three jammy dodgers ) whilst in there.
  • hope: Posted 16-Aug-2006 Wed 14:19 ] View Near Messages hope this coffin dodger runs here!
  • find: To find a threepenny dodger was very lucky, as was finding a discarded horse shoe on our rough country roads.

Adjective modifier

  • jammy: For a fun cookie the party ring has merit, or possibly the jammy dodger for the Gary Glitters among you.
  • artful: He was also the artful dodger in the film version of Twist.
  • more: Only the boroughs of Brent and Newham had more license dodgers, maintaining the top-three positions from 2005.
  • communist: Storm Thurmond led the campaign against Rustin making several speeches where he described him as a " communist, draft dodger and homosexual " .

Noun used with modifier

  • coffin: Trouble is, what I actually saw was somebody blowing down a stick of wood to a bunch of coffin dodgers.
  • fare: A blitz on Metro fare dodgers netted 266 people riding the system without tickets in a three day period.
  • draft: A draft dodger can lead a nation into war; a coward can demand courage of the populace.
  • tax: Student style True to form the tax dodger came well armed.
  • license: More... BW tackles unlicensed boats British Waterways has been taking a firm stand with license dodgers.
  • car: Car tax dodgers are in for a rough time, according to a report in the Times&Citizen.

Browse dictionary entries near dodger

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  10. doddered
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