dodger

[ doj-er ]

/ ˈdɒdʒ ər /

a person who dodges.

a shifty person, especially one who persistently evades a responsibility, as specified: tax dodger; draft dodger.

a leafhopper.

a small handbill; throwaway.

Chiefly South Midland and Southern U.S. corn dodger.

Nautical. a shield, as of canvas, erected on a flying bridge to protect persons on watch from wind, flying spray, etc.

Australian. a large slice, lump, or portion of food, especially of bread.

Origin of dodger

First recorded in 1560–70; dodge + -er¹

In 2014, more fans will attend games at Dodgers Stadium than any other stadium in Major League Baseball.

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So you are a cable TV subscriber in Los Angeles and want to see the Dodgers on TV?

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"We do our damnedest to produce things with some sense of continuity," David says of the Dodgers.

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In 1946 Tapsic was a struggling player with Brooklyn while Robinson was with Dodgers Triple A team in Montreal.

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He covered the Dodgers for the Brooklyn Eagle, where they set the box score on the front page by hand.

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Burn my body, if he isnt more trouble than a whole family of Dodgers.

Oliver Twist, Vol. II (of 3) |Charles Dickens
It all lies in a nutshell, my dearin a nutshell, take the Dodgers word for it.

Oliver Twist, Vol. I (of 3) |Charles Dickens
Reilley and Lumley, taking turns on the mound, succeeded in handing the Dodgers the second game by a one-sided score.

Lefty Locke Pitcher-Manager |Burt L. Standish
Im willing to bet thats more than the Dodgers will get, with Joe in the box.

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He "caught it" considerably, but not sufficiently to impair his appetite for the dodgers.

The Young Mountaineers |Charles Egbert Craddock

dodger

/ (ˈdɒdʒə) /

a person who evades or shirks

a shifty dishonest person

a canvas shelter, mounted on a ship's bridge or over the companionway of a sailing yacht to protect the helmsman from bad weather

archaic, US and Australian a handbill

Australian informal food, esp bread