dodger

dodge +‎ -er.

• (UK) IPA^(key): /ˈdɒd͡ʒ.ə(ɹ)/

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• (US) IPA^(key): /ˈdɑ.d͡ʒɚ/
• Rhymes: -ɒdʒə(ɹ)

dodger (countable and uncountable, plural dodgers)

Dodger on a small sailing boat

1. (countable) Someone who dodges (avoids something by quickly moving).
2. (countable) A person full of tricks or street smarts.
3. (countable, 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.
4. (countable, Australia, slang) An advertising leaflet; a flyer.
5. (uncountable, Australia, US, slang, dated) Bread.

• (companionway cover): sprayhood

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