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Webster 1913 Edition

Codger

Codg′er

,
Noun.
[Cf.
Cadger
.]
1.
A miser or mean person.
2.
A singular or odd person, especially an old man; – a familiar, humorous, or depreciatory appellation.
[Colloq.]
A few of us old
codgers
met at the fireside.
Emerson.

Webster 1828 Edition

Codger

CODGER

,
Noun.
A rustic; a clown; a miserly man.

Definition 2024

codger

codger

English

Noun

codger ‎(plural codgers)

  1. An amusingly eccentric or grumpy and usually elderly man.

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Etymology

  • Possibly derived from the term cadger.
  • Possible abbreviation of coffin dodger, but this is likely to be a folk etymology.

Pronunciation

  • Rhymes: -ɒdʒə(ɹ)

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