dodger

English

/ˈdɒdʒə(ɹ)/

noun

Definitions

Someone who dodges.
(nautical) A frame-supported canvas over the companionway (entrance) of a sailboat providing the on-deck crew partial cover from the splashes of the seas that break against the hull of the boat.
(AU) An advertising leaflet; a flyer.
(AU) bread.

Etymology

Affix from English dodge.

Origin

English

dodge

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Cognates and derived terms

dodge English
dodgeable English
dodgeball English
dodgery English
dodgy English
outdodge English
todger English
todger dodger English
dydrian Old English