dodger
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dodger¹
- /ˈdɒd͡ʒ.ə(ɹ)/ UK
- /ˈdɑ.d͡ʒɚ/ US
Rhymes with -ɒdʒə(ɹ)
noun dodgers
- Someone who dodges (avoids something by quickly moving).
- A person full of tricks or street smarts.
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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.
Similar: sprayhood
- An advertising leaflet; a flyer.
- Bread.
Dodger²
- /ˈdɑd͡ʒə(ɹ)/ US
Rhymes with -ɒdʒə(ɹ)
noun Dodgers
- A member of the Dodgers US professional baseball team, either before or after they moved from Brooklyn to Los Angeles.
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: slyboots, fox, corn dab, corn dodger, avoider, artful, dodging, dodge, devil dodger, dipsydoodle, tax dodge, dosser, dorser, dipsy-doodle, doss, dodderer
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noun one who dodges
| Deutsch | Umgeher, Ausweicher |
|---|---|
| Italiano | imbroglione, evasore fiscale |
noun person full of tricks or street smarts
| Deutsch | Schlawiner, Drückeberger |
|---|---|
| Русский | ловкач lovkač |
noun nautical: companionway cover in a sailboat
| Deutsch | Sprayhood |
|---|---|
| Italiano | paraspruzzi |
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title = {dodger},
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