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[ hej-er ] / ˈhɛdʒ ər /
nouna person who makes or repairs hedges. a person who hedges in betting, speculating, etc. Origin of hedger1250–1300; Middle English (in surnames); see hedge, -er1 Words nearby hedgerhedge hyssop, hedge laying, hedge mustard, hedge nettle, hedge one's bets, hedger, hedgerow, hedge-school, hedge sparrow, hedging, hedgy Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for hedgerSlowly the hedger and ditcher goes back to his work, where in the shade under the bushes even now the dew lingers. Hodge and His Masters|Richard Jefferies If C wins, the hedger will receive 1000 and pay 500; balance in favour, 500. The Slang Dictionary|John Camden Hotten Her son Hedger then was a postboy to a yard I believe at Epsom, and came to be master there. The History of Signboards|Jacob Larwood He was, it seemed, a “hedger and ditcher,” and his leathern gauntlets and billhook lay beside him on the ale-house bench. The Brighton Road|Charles G. Harper
A couple of foggers and milkers, a hedger and ditcher, two or three women at times, and there is the end. The Hills and the Vale|Richard Jefferies
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