dodger

  • 11dodger — 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,… …

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  • 12dodger — n. evader a draft; tax dodger * * * [ dɒdʒə] tax dodger [ evader ] a draft …

    Combinatory dictionary

  • 13dodger — dodg|er [ dadʒər ] noun count someone who illegally avoids doing something such as paying a tax: He s a well known tax dodger. fare dodgers on the subway => DRAFT DODGER …

    Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • 14dodger — [[t]dɒ̱ʤə(r)[/t]] dodgers N COUNT: usu n N A dodger is someone who avoids doing a duty or paying a charge, for example paying taxes or for train travel. → See also draft dodger ...tax dodgers who hide their interest earnings. ...a crackdown on… …

    English dictionary

  • 15dodger — noun Date: 1568 1. one that dodges; especially one who uses tricky devices 2. a small leaflet ; circular 3. corn dodger 4. a usually canvas screen on a boat or ship that provides protection from spray …

    New Collegiate Dictionary

  • 16dodger — noun Dodger is used after these nouns: ↑tax …

    Collocations dictionary

  • 17dodger — dodg|er [ˈdɔdʒə US ˈda:dʒər] n tax/draft dodger someone who uses dishonest methods to avoid paying taxes or serving in the army, navy etc …

    Dictionary of contemporary English

  • 18dodger — noun 1》 informal a person who evades something that is required of them: a tax dodger. 2》 Nautical a canvas screen on a ship giving protection from spray …

    English new terms dictionary

  • 19dodger — noun (C) tax /draft dodger someone who uses dishonest methods to avoid paying taxes or serving in the army …

    Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • 20dodger — dodg•er [[t]ˈdɒdʒ ər[/t]] n. 1) a person who dodges 2) a shifty person, esp. one who persistently evades a responsibility, as specified: tax dodger[/ex] 3) a small handbill; throwaway • Etymology: 1560–70 …

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