DODGER

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does dodger mean? 

• DODGER (noun)
  The noun DODGER has 2 senses:

1. a shifty deceptive person

2. small oval cake of corn bread baked or fried (chiefly southern)

  Familiarity information: DODGER used as a noun is rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• DODGER (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

A shifty deceptive person

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Synonyms:

dodger; fox; slyboots

Hypernyms ("dodger" is a kind of...):

beguiler; cheat; cheater; deceiver; slicker; trickster (someone who leads you to believe something that is not true)

Derivation:

dodge (avoid or try to avoid fulfilling, answering, or performing (duties, questions, or issues))

Sense 2

Meaning:

Small oval cake of corn bread baked or fried (chiefly southern)

Classified under:

Nouns denoting foods and drinks

Synonyms:

corn dab; corn dodger; dodger

Hypernyms ("dodger" is a kind of...):

cornbread (bread made primarily of cornmeal)