as in cheat
a dishonest person who uses clever means to cheat others out of something of value
one of the most artful dodgers in the annals of American crime
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Recent Examples of dodger
Try, try again Speaking of classes, the eight options here tend to fall into the usual archetypes for this kind of action-adventure game: the tank, the mage, the defensive specialist, the dextrous dodger, etc.
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ArsTechnica, 28 May 2025
The layoffs of roughly 7,000 Internal Revenue Service probationary workers beginning this week probably mean the end of the agency’s plan to go after high-wealth tax dodgers and could spell disaster for revenue collection, experts say.
—Fatima Hussein, Los Angeles Times, 21 Feb. 2025
The baseball world will look back at this era of dodger baseball 30 years from now and have nothing but fond memories and positive things to say about it.
—Fabian Ardaya, The Athletic, 23 Jan. 2025
Read more Los angeles dodgers Which Surprise Teams Have The Best Chance to Sign Roki Sasaki?
—Newsweek, 18 Dec. 2024
Abraham Lincoln issued preemptive pardons in the Civil War and Jimmy Carter also preemptively pardoned Vietnam draft-dodgers in 1977.
—Daniel R. Depetris, Newsweek, 6 Dec. 2024
In contrast, anonymous digital cash is a tax dodger’s dream.
—David G.w. Birch, Forbes, 14 Mar. 2025
The layoffs of roughly 7,000 Internal Revenue Service probationary workers beginning this week probably mean the end of the agency’s plan to go after high-wealth tax dodgers and could spell disaster for revenue collection, experts say.
—Fatima Hussein, Los Angeles Times, 21 Feb. 2025
The baseball world will look back at this era of dodger baseball 30 years from now and have nothing but fond memories and positive things to say about it.
—Fabian Ardaya, The Athletic, 23 Jan. 2025
ArsTechnica, 28 May 2025
The layoffs of roughly 7,000 Internal Revenue Service probationary workers beginning this week probably mean the end of the agency’s plan to go after high-wealth tax dodgers and could spell disaster for revenue collection, experts say.
—Fatima Hussein, Los Angeles Times, 21 Feb. 2025
The baseball world will look back at this era of dodger baseball 30 years from now and have nothing but fond memories and positive things to say about it.
—Fabian Ardaya, The Athletic, 23 Jan. 2025
Read more Los angeles dodgers Which Surprise Teams Have The Best Chance to Sign Roki Sasaki?
—Newsweek, 18 Dec. 2024
Abraham Lincoln issued preemptive pardons in the Civil War and Jimmy Carter also preemptively pardoned Vietnam draft-dodgers in 1977.
—Daniel R. Depetris, Newsweek, 6 Dec. 2024
In contrast, anonymous digital cash is a tax dodger’s dream.
—David G.w. Birch, Forbes, 14 Mar. 2025
The layoffs of roughly 7,000 Internal Revenue Service probationary workers beginning this week probably mean the end of the agency’s plan to go after high-wealth tax dodgers and could spell disaster for revenue collection, experts say.
—Fatima Hussein, Los Angeles Times, 21 Feb. 2025
The baseball world will look back at this era of dodger baseball 30 years from now and have nothing but fond memories and positive things to say about it.
—Fabian Ardaya, The Athletic, 23 Jan. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for dodger
Noun
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As for the other goodies in this collection, each game has a handy rewind function, as well as cheats and all manner of screen filters.—
Ollie Barder,
Forbes.com,
21 June 2025
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Which is why when Lowe − an avid follower of the low-carb Atkins diet for decades and the diet's brand spokesperson since 2018 − has an occasional cheat day, all bets are off.—
Charles Trepany,
USA Today,
13 June 2025
Noun
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Working-class residents battle with an upper-class outsider regarding the best way to kill the shark.—
Tyler Austin Harper,
The Atlantic,
26 June 2025
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Methylmercury accumulates up the food chain, so apex predators such as sharks, tuna and swordfish have the highest concentrations.—
Tara Haelle,
Scientific American,
25 June 2025
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“Dodger.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dodger. Accessed 3 Jul. 2025.
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