Dodger vs Dodgier - What's the difference?
dodger | dodgier |
One 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.
(dodgy)
(UK, Australian, NZ) evasive and shifty
(UK, Australian, NZ) unsound and unreliable
dishonest
risky
deviant
uncomfortable and weird
As a noun dodger
is a member of the us professional baseball team.As an adjective dodgier is
(dodgy).dodger
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(en noun)Synonyms
* (companionway cover) sprayhoodDerived terms
* artful dodger * coffin dodger * draft dodger * salad dodger * tax dodgerdodgier
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(head)dodgy
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Adjective
(er)- Asked why, a spokesman gave a dodgy answer about legal ramifications.
- Never listen to dodgy advice.
- The dodgy old machine kept breaking down.
- The more money the better, because there is always that dodgy politician or corrupt official to bribe.
- I am sure you wouldn't want to be seen buying dodgy gear, would you? (stolen goods).
- This is a slightly dodgy plan, because there is a lot that is being changed for this fix.
- He's a dodgy Peeping Tom.
- The situation was right dodgy .
- I'm feeling dodgy today, probably got the flu.