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dodger.

Someone who dodges (avoids something by quickly moving).

6 characters2 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈdɒd͡ʒ.ə(ɹ)/UK/ˈdɑ.d͡ʒɚ/US
  1. Someone who dodges (avoids something by quickly moving).

    countable
  2. A person full of tricks or street smarts.

    countable
  3. 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.

    countable
  4. An advertising leaflet; a flyer.

    Australia · countable · slang
  5. Bread.

    Australia · US · dated · slang · uncountable
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree English dodge Proto-Indo-European *-yósder. Proto-Italic *-āzios Latin -āriusnom. Latin -āriusbor. Proto-Germanic *-ārijaz Proto-West Germanic *-ārī Old English -ere Middle English -ere English -er English dodger From dodge + -er.

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