2. One who gets his living by trickery or begging. [Prov. or Slang] ``The gentleman cadger.'' --Dickens. [1913 Webster]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.
Cadger — Cadg er, n. [OF. cagier one who catches hawks. Cf. {Cage}.] (Hawking) One who carries hawks on a cadge. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
cadger — index parasite Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
cadger — cadge ► VERB informal ▪ ask for or obtain (something to which one is not entitled). DERIVATIVES cadger noun. ORIGIN from cadger, a northern English and Scottish word meaning «itinerant dealer» … English terms dictionary
cadger — noun see cadge … New Collegiate Dictionary
cadger — an itinerant dealer in fish (English dialect) … Dictionary of ichthyology
cadger — See cadge. * * * … Universalium
cadger — noun a) A hawker or peddler. b) A beggar … Wiktionary
cadger — Synonyms and related words: beggar, bum, bummer, chapman, cheap jack, cheap john, colporteur, coster, costermonger, coupon clippers, drone, freeloader, hawker, higgler, hobo, huckster, idle rich, leisure class, loafer, lounge lizard, lumpen… … Moby Thesaurus
Cadger — one who cadges … Dictionary of Australian slang
cadger — I Australian Slang one who cadges II Yorkshire Dialect Borrower, One who collects corn and takes to mill for grinding III North Country (Newcastle) Words a packman or itinerant huckster … English dialects glossary
