dodger

Noun

WordNet 3.0

Noun (2)

  1. a shifty deceptive personSynonyms: foxslyboots
  2. small oval cake of corn bread baked or fried (chiefly southern)Synonyms: corn dabcorn dodger
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Webster's Dictionary (GCIDE)

dodger \dodg"er\, n.

1.One who dodges or evades; one who plays fast and loose, or uses tricky devices. --Smart. [1913 Webster]

2.A small handbill. [U. S.] [1913 Webster]

3.See Corndodger. [1913 Webster]


Dodger \Dodg"er\, prop. n. a member of the professional baseball team called the Dodgers. At one time the team was headquartered in Brooklyn, New York, when it was called the Borrooklyn Dodgers, but the franchise was transferred to Los Angeles. [1913 Webster]
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