dodger en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- /ˈdɑ.d͡ʒɚ/ (US)
- (Southern-England) audio
- /ˈdɒd͡ʒ.ə(ɹ)/ (UK)
Etymology
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.
Meanings
- (countable) Someone who dodges (avoids something by quickly moving).
- (countable) A person full of tricks or street smarts.
- (countable) 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.
- (Australia, countable, slang) An advertising leaflet; a flyer.
- (Australia, US, dated, slang, uncountable) Bread.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| dodgers | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Deriveds
coffin dodger · jammy dodger · fare dodger · draft dodger · oven dodger · todger dodger · corn-dodger · superdodger · devil dodger · salad-dodger · bath dodger · soap-dodger · salad dodger · soap dodger · fare-dodger · artful dodger · tax dodger
Synonyms
sprayhood (companionway cover)
Translations (23)
fi roiskesuoja (nautical: companionway cover in a sailboat) · ru ловкач (person full of tricks or street smarts) · fi väistelijä (one who dodges) · cs podfukář (person full of tricks or street smarts) · de Schlawiner (person full of tricks or street smarts) · it paraspruzzi (nautical: companionway cover in a sailboat) · bg мошеник (one who dodges) · de Umgeher (one who dodges) · de Ausweicher (one who dodges) · fi väistäjä (one who dodges) · de Sprayhood (nautical: companionway cover in a sailboat) · fi välttelijä (one who dodges) · mi wae māminga (one who dodges) · mk и́трец (one who dodges) · de Drückeberger (person full of tricks or street smarts) · bg корабна тента (nautical: companionway cover in a sailboat) · it imbroglione (one who dodges) · it evasore fiscale (one who dodges) · fi sprayhood (nautical: companionway cover in a sailboat) · nl buiskap (nautical: companionway cover in a sailboat) · bg хитрец (one who dodges) · mk и́змамник (one who dodges) · mk за́штитен па́раван (nautical: companionway cover in a sailboat)