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Definition of "dodger" [dodg•er]

  • One that dodges or evades: a skilled dodger of reporters' questions. (noun)
  • A shifty, dishonest person; a trickster. (noun)
  • A small printed handbill. (noun)
  • Chiefly Southern Atlantic U.S. See corndodger. (noun)

American Heritage(R) Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright (c) 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

Use "dodger" in a sentence
  • "This coward chickenhawk draft dodger is bad news for any campaign."
  • "I think the term "dodger" is especially egregious when applied to people like Corey who actually served in Iraq, and chose not to go back."
  • "No mention of that being a "dodger" in those Selective Service Status interpretations."