The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.
dodger — dodg‧er [ˈdɒdʒə ǁ ˈdɑːdʒər] noun [countable] informal tax/licence dodger TAX LAW someone who uses dishonest methods to avoid paying taxes: • Convicted tax dodgers can expect to receive a severe sentence. * * * dodger UK US /ˈdɒdʒər … Financial and business terms
dodger — ► NOUN informal ▪ a person who evades something that is required of them: a tax dodger … English terms dictionary
dodger — dodg er, n. 1. One who dodges or evades; one who plays fast and loose, or uses tricky devices. Smart. [1913 Webster] 2. A small handbill. [U. S.] [1913 Webster] 3. See {Corndodger}. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
dodger — (n.) 1560s, one who dodges, in the literal or figurative (especially underworld) senses of DODGE (Cf. dodge). The U.S. word meaning corn cake is recorded from 1831, perhaps a different word (Cf. Northern English dialectal dodge lump, large piece … Etymology dictionary
dodger — [däj′ər] n. 1. a person who dodges 2. a tricky, dishonest person; shifty rascal 3. CORNDODGER ☆ 4. a small handbill 5. Photog. a device for dodging: see DODGE (vt. 4) … English World dictionary
dodger — UK [ˈdɒdʒə(r)] / US [ˈdɑdʒər] noun [countable] Word forms dodger : singular dodger plural dodgers tax/fare etc dodger someone who illegally avoids paying something such as a tax or a rail or bus fare He s a well known tax dodger. fare dodgers on… … English dictionary
Dodger — Not to be confused with Dodgers. For other uses, see Dodger (disambiguation). Dodger is a term used in sailing and sailboats. It is a frame supported canvas (sometimes with vinyl windows) structure providing a helmsman and other occupants of a… … Wikipedia
dodger — /doj euhr/, n. 1. a person who dodges. 2. a shifty person, esp. one who persistently evades a responsibility, as specified: tax dodger; draft dodger. 3. a leafhopper. 4. a small handbill; throwaway. 5. Chiefly South Midland and Southern U.S. See… … Universalium
dodger — noun a) One who dodges. b) (Nautical) A small windscreen and cover device, to protect personnel from driving rain or weather. See Also: draft dodger, tax dodger, artful dodger … Wiktionary
dodger — Synonyms and related words: Artful Dodger, Casanova, Don Juan, Machiavel, Machiavelli, Machiavellian, Philadelphia lawyer, Yankee horse trader, actor, aegis, arm guard, ash cake, ash pone, backstop, bamboozler, befuddler, beguiler, buffer,… … Moby Thesaurus
