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dodger

/ˈdɒdʒə/

/ˈdɑdʒɚ/

dodgernoun

dodgers

/ˈdɒdʒə/

/ˈdɑdʒɚ/

Translations

He was known as a draft dodger during the war.

Он был известен как уклонист от призыва во время войны.

The tax dodger managed to avoid paying taxes for years.

Этот ловкач умудрялся не платить налоги годами.

Additional translations

изворотливый человек

Definitions

A person who avoids doing something, especially paying taxes or fulfilling a duty.

The tax dodger was eventually caught by the authorities.

A small leaflet or handbill, often used for advertising.

The street was littered with dodgers advertising the new restaurant opening.

A shifty or evasive person.

He's known as a bit of a dodger, always finding ways to get out of trouble.

A canvas screen on a boat, used to protect the cockpit from wind and spray.

The sailors put up the dodger to shield themselves from the harsh sea spray.

Synonyms

dodgeradjective

Definitions

Relating to or characteristic of the Los Angeles Dodgers baseball team.

Dodger fans packed the stadium early.

dodgerproper noun

Definitions

The professional baseball team based in Los Angeles that competes in Major League Baseball.

The Dodger won another divisional title this year.

The nickname of Jack Dawkins, a pickpocket in Charles Dickens’s novel ‘Oliver Twist’, usually appearing in the phrase ‘the Artful Dodger’.

Many readers find the Artful Dodger more charming than Oliver himself.