dodger

dodg·er

noun \ˈdä-jər\

Definition of DODGER

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

Examples of DODGER

1. <one of the most artful dodgers in the annals of American crime>

First Known Use of DODGER

1568

Related to DODGER

Synonyms

bilk, bilker, cheat, cheater, chiseler (or chiseller), confidence man, cozener, defrauder, trickster, fakir, finagler, fraudster [chiefly British], hoaxer, scammer, scamster, shark, sharper, sharpie (or sharpy), skinner, swindler, tricker

Related Words

double-crosser, double-dealer; bluffer, charlatan, fake, faker, humbug, impostor (or imposter), mountebank, phony (also phoney), pretender, quack, quacksalver, ringer, sham; adventurer, fox, gamesman, knave, prankster, rascal, rogue; fast-talker, slick, slicker, slickster, slyboots, smoothy (or smoothie), wheeler-dealer; plotter, schemer, sneak, sneaker; blackleg, cardsharp (or cardsharper)

Rhymes with DODGER

codger, lodger, roger