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Definition of dodger in English: dodgernoun ˈdɒdʒəˈdɑdʒər 1informal often with modifier A person who engages in cunning tricks or dishonest practices to evade a debt or obligation. Example sentencesExamples - Rising ticket prices had been blamed on fare dodgers in the past.
- Similar crackdowns on fine dodgers have been staged this week throughout West Yorkshire.
- Between 30 and 35 fee dodgers are caught in York every week.
- Road tax dodgers face fines of up to £1, 000, or five times the 12-month rate of duty if this is a greater amount.
- Terrorists cannot be dealt with by the same legal system as TV licence dodgers.
- Putting a world-class tax dodger at the controls of our sputtering economy has all the makings of a world-class train wreck.
- A campaign to recover millions of pounds from fine dodgers hots up this week.
- Fare dodgers who refuse to pay the initial fine usually have to fork out around £120.
- Some tax dodgers could even face a maximum penalty of £1,000 if they are taken to court in a clampdown on unlicensed cars.
- It's desperately sad that his parents never knew what became of their artful dodger.
- The dodgers need to know that they will be caught.
- Road tax dodgers are being targeted in a new campaign to rid the streets of illegal cars.
- While it remains, the authorities should do all they can to make the dodgers pay.
- A record number of 448,000 licence dodgers were caught throughout the UK during the year.
- School dodgers are facing a serious crackdown in September as more than 50 truancy officers are ready to tackle the growing problem.
- No wonder some suggest the checks are put there as a Revenue ploy to catch tax dodgers.
- These are the people who gave tax breaks to every tax dodger in the country when they brought in the amnesty in 1993.
- Tram bosses clamping down on fare dodgers are now sending 240 to court every week.
- I mean, there's worse things you can be than a draft dodger.
- The crackdown on TV licence dodgers has caused something of a fuss in York recently.
Synonyms notice, announcement, bulletin - 1.1British humorous in combination A person who dislikes or avoids a specified thing.
a greasy-haired soap-dodger
2Nautical
A canvas screen on a ship giving protection from spray. Example sentencesExamples - The mainsheet traveler is located on the cabin top forward of the companionway and out of the way of the dodger and cockpit bimini.
- With the dodger up it sailed downwind at nearly a knot and a half, complete with steerage!
- You can shelter behind a strong, well-anchored dodger if the boat is allowed to pivot head to wind.
- A cockpit dodger or awning is a must with this design for adequate ventilation of the cabin in inclement weather.
- Models built after 1993 feature a fixed dodger / windshield forward of the companionway.
Definition of dodger in US English: dodgernounˈdäjərˈdɑdʒər 1informal often with modifier A person who engages in cunning tricks or dishonest practices to avoid something unpleasant. Example sentencesExamples - Road tax dodgers face fines of up to £1, 000, or five times the 12-month rate of duty if this is a greater amount.
- Terrorists cannot be dealt with by the same legal system as TV licence dodgers.
- A campaign to recover millions of pounds from fine dodgers hots up this week.
- The dodgers need to know that they will be caught.
- It's desperately sad that his parents never knew what became of their artful dodger.
- A record number of 448,000 licence dodgers were caught throughout the UK during the year.
- Tram bosses clamping down on fare dodgers are now sending 240 to court every week.
- Road tax dodgers are being targeted in a new campaign to rid the streets of illegal cars.
- School dodgers are facing a serious crackdown in September as more than 50 truancy officers are ready to tackle the growing problem.
- Some tax dodgers could even face a maximum penalty of £1,000 if they are taken to court in a clampdown on unlicensed cars.
- The crackdown on TV licence dodgers has caused something of a fuss in York recently.
- While it remains, the authorities should do all they can to make the dodgers pay.
- Rising ticket prices had been blamed on fare dodgers in the past.
- Similar crackdowns on fine dodgers have been staged this week throughout West Yorkshire.
- Between 30 and 35 fee dodgers are caught in York every week.
- These are the people who gave tax breaks to every tax dodger in the country when they brought in the amnesty in 1993.
- I mean, there's worse things you can be than a draft dodger.
- Putting a world-class tax dodger at the controls of our sputtering economy has all the makings of a world-class train wreck.
- Fare dodgers who refuse to pay the initial fine usually have to fork out around £120.
- No wonder some suggest the checks are put there as a Revenue ploy to catch tax dodgers.
Synonyms notice, announcement, bulletin 2Nautical
A canvas screen on a ship giving protection from spray. Example sentencesExamples - You can shelter behind a strong, well-anchored dodger if the boat is allowed to pivot head to wind.
- Models built after 1993 feature a fixed dodger / windshield forward of the companionway.
- With the dodger up it sailed downwind at nearly a knot and a half, complete with steerage!
- A cockpit dodger or awning is a must with this design for adequate ventilation of the cabin in inclement weather.
- The mainsheet traveler is located on the cabin top forward of the companionway and out of the way of the dodger and cockpit bimini.
3US A small handbill or leaflet. Example sentencesExamples - Last night I watched a businessman taping to a lamp post a dodger seeking information about someone from his firm.
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