dodger
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7.9
- noun
- /ˈdɑdʒər/
:
evasor
- You can trust the Artful Dodger.
- the Artful Dodger
- draft dodgers
And I guarantee you they're tax dodgers because all the breaks, all the tax breaks are for corporations like this.
- And I guarantee you they're tax dodgers because all the breaks, all the tax breaks are for corporations like this.
- 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
33
4.6
A person who avoids work and often does very little
1
8.0
A person who avoids work or responsibility, often by making excuses
1
8.5
A person who uses tricks to avoid work or blame
1
5.5
A person who avoids something by clever indirect actions
A person who avoids rules or official control
A person who avoids work
Compounds
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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.