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
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.
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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
While the move aimed at keeping counterfeiters and tax dodgers on the back foot appears at odds with the growing popularity of cash-free transactions by consumers and businesses, central bank and finance ministry officials continue to flag the enduring importance of paper money.
—Marco Quiroz-Gutierrez, Fortune Asia, 3 July 2024
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
While the move aimed at keeping counterfeiters and tax dodgers on the back foot appears at odds with the growing popularity of cash-free transactions by consumers and businesses, central bank and finance ministry officials continue to flag the enduring importance of paper money.
—Marco Quiroz-Gutierrez, Fortune Asia, 3 July 2024
Recent Examples of Synonyms for dodger
Noun
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Everything else, whether AI or organizers or schedulers, is really just a cheat code—nice to have but dispensable.—
Expert Panel®,
Forbes.com,
6 May 2025
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There’s simply no alternative outcome that works, that doesn’t feel like a cheat.—
Matt Webb Mitovich,
TVLine,
3 May 2025
Noun
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Sharks spotted off Massachusetts coast: 'This is an enormous shark...—
Peter Lucas,
Boston Herald,
10 May 2025
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Whale sharks are also moving between Indian states, highlighting the need for awareness campaigns beyond Gujarat.—
Melissa Cristina Márquez,
Forbes.com,
9 May 2025
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“Dodger.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dodger. Accessed 22 May. 2025.
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