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[ doj-er ] / ˈdɒdʒ ər / SEE SYNONYMS FOR dodger ON THESAURUS.COM
nouna 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. Origin of dodgerFirst recorded in 1560–70; dodge + -er1 Words nearby dodgerdodecylphenol, dodge, dodge ball, Dodge City, Dodgem, dodger, dodgery, Dodgson, dodgy, dodo, do, doing Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for dodgerThe latest Dodger superstar haul has obviously come at a very steep personal price for some caught in the crossfire. MLB’s Next Headache: Cartels, Gangsters, and Their Cuban Superstars|Peter C. Bjarkman|April 18, 2014|DAILY BEAST Michael David got the call in the middle of a meeting at the Dodger Productions office at 1501 Broadway. New York’s Greatest Show Or How They Did Not Screw Up ‘Guys and Dolls’|Ross Wetzsteon|April 6, 2014|DAILY BEAST And iconic Dodger manager Tommy Lasorda, for one, has his back. L.A. Dodgers Sale Sets Up a Billionaire Cage Match|Chris Lee|January 14, 2012|DAILY BEAST “They would guard the Dodger name the way they guard the Disney name,” the story quotes an anonymous source saying. L.A. Dodgers Sale Sets Up a Billionaire Cage Match|Chris Lee|January 14, 2012|DAILY BEAST
Be honest, the birthers don't know a democratic revolutionary in Syria from a Los Angeles Dodger. The Rise of 'Foreign Policy Birthers'|Leslie H. Gelb|April 23, 2011|DAILY BEAST But she was soon to have trials of her own, which for the time being would make her forgetful of Dodger. Adrift in New York|Horatio Alger But what is going to happen to poor Dodger, the rightful heir? Adrift in New York|Horatio Alger “I suppose Curtis Waring brought me,” said Dodger, beginning to get his bearings. Adrift in New York|Horatio Alger Dodger and the reporter stood on deck, and with eager interest watched the passage through the Golden Gate. Adrift in New York|Horatio Alger At the bottom of the valise was an envelope, sealed, on which was inscribed the name: “Dodger.” Adrift in New York|Horatio Alger
British Dictionary definitions for dodger
nouna 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, US and Australian a handbill Australian informal food, esp bread Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to dodgerforger, rascal, thief, con artist, crook, cheater, counterfeiter, charlatan, leaflet, pamphlet, flier, hypocrite, trickster, impostor, swindler, rogue, defector, runaway, deserter, refugee |