dodger
See also: Dodger
English
Etymology
dodge + -er.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈdɒdʒə(ɹ)/
- Rhymes: -ɒdʒə(ɹ)
Noun
dodger (plural dodgers)
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Dodger on a small sailing boat
- Someone who dodges.
- (nautical) 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, slang) An advertising leaflet; a flyer.
- (Australia, US, slang, dated) bread.
Synonyms
- (companionway cover): sprayhood
Derived terms
Derived terms
- artful dodger
- coffin dodger
- draft dodger
- salad dodger
- tax dodger
Translations
one who dodges
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nautical: companionway cover in a sailboat
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Anagrams
- red dog