dodger
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7.9
- noun
- /ˈdɑdʒər/
- You can trust the Artful Dodger.
- the Artful Dodger
- draft dodgers
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- So I think it's hilarious that I come from a long line of draft dodgers.
Examples
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Live up to your name, Dodger.
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" The following day, the Dodger came to my office.
Fiction book (1997) -
You've been a Dodger your whole career.
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When a government loses the largest portion of revenue to tax dodgers, bankruptcy is certain.
Blog text (32) -
The Artful Dodger's very clever.
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At this rate, you'll soon be as good as the Artful Dodger, and that's saying something.
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He is a notorious dodger, always finding ways to skip his responsibilities.
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In his job, he became known as a dodger, cleverly avoiding the rules that everyone else followed.
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Many considered him a dodger for always evading his taxes with elaborate schemes.
Synonyms
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4.6
A person who avoids work and often does very little
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8.0
A person who avoids work or responsibility, often by making excuses
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8.5
A person who uses tricks to avoid work or blame
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5.5
A person who avoids something by clever indirect actions
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6.9
A person who avoids rules or official control
A person who avoids work
Compounds
- Informal
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9.7
A person who avoids cooking at home and prefers eating out or ready meals
How Evasive
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Dodger comes from the verb dodge, which means 'to move quickly to avoid something'. So a dodger is someone who 'moves away' from duties or rules, in other words a person who avoids obligations.