DODGER

dodger, fox, slyboots

(noun) a shifty deceptive person

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

dodger (plural dodgers)

Someone who dodges.

(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.

(AU, slang) An advertising leaflet; a flyer.

(AU, US, slang, dated) bread.

Synonyms

• (companionway cover): sprayhood

Anagrams

• red dog

Noun

Dodger (plural Dodgers)

A member of the LA Dodgers US professional baseball team.

Anagrams

• red dog

Source: Wiktionary


Dodg"er, n.

1. One who dodges or evades; one who plays fast and loose, or uses tricky devices. Smart.

2. A small handbill. [U. S.]

3. See Corndodger.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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