dodger
noun
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Pronunciation: /ˈdɒd͡ʒ.ə(ɹ)/ / /ˈdɑ.d͡ʒɚ/
noun
Etymology: Etymology tree English dodge Proto-Indo-European *-yósder. Proto-Italic *-āzijos Latin -āriusnom. Latin -āriusbor. Proto-Germanic *-ārijaz Proto-West Germanic *-ārī Old English -ere Middle English -ere English -er English dodger From dodge + -er.
- Someone who dodges (avoids something by quickly moving).
- A person full of tricks or street smarts.
- 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.
- An advertising leaflet; a flyer.
- Bread.