- cadger
- IAustralian Slangone who cadgesIIYorkshire DialectBorrower, One who collects corn and takes to mill for grindingIIINorth Country (Newcastle) Wordsa packman or itinerant huckster
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Cadger — Cadg er, n. [From {Cadge}, v. t., cf. {Codger}.] [1913 Webster] 1. A packman or itinerant huckster. [1913 Webster] 2. One who gets his living by trickery or begging. [Prov. or Slang] The gentleman cadger. Dickens. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Cadger — Cadg er, n. [OF. cagier one who catches hawks. Cf. {Cage}.] (Hawking) One who carries hawks on a cadge. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
cadger — index parasite Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
cadger — cadge ► VERB informal ▪ ask for or obtain (something to which one is not entitled). DERIVATIVES cadger noun. ORIGIN from cadger, a northern English and Scottish word meaning «itinerant dealer» … English terms dictionary
cadger — noun see cadge … New Collegiate Dictionary
cadger — an itinerant dealer in fish (English dialect) … Dictionary of ichthyology
cadger — See cadge. * * * … Universalium
cadger — noun a) A hawker or peddler. b) A beggar … Wiktionary
cadger — Synonyms and related words: beggar, bum, bummer, chapman, cheap jack, cheap john, colporteur, coster, costermonger, coupon clippers, drone, freeloader, hawker, higgler, hobo, huckster, idle rich, leisure class, loafer, lounge lizard, lumpen… … Moby Thesaurus
Cadger — one who cadges … Dictionary of Australian slang
