devil dodger
English
Alternative forms
- devil-dodger
Noun
devil dodger (plural devil dodgers)
- (informal) A clergyman, especially a military chaplain.
- 1914, G. K. Chesterton, The Donnington Affair:
- Usually I don't trust devil dodgers — not much. But you've got a decent mug on you, and I'm going to trust you.
- 2013, Ian Hislop and Nick Newman, The Wipers Times, BBC:
- You damned devil dodgers are going to undermine the whole war!
- 1914, G. K. Chesterton, The Donnington Affair: