cadger

cadger
noun see cadge

New Collegiate Dictionary. 2001.

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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 — 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

  • cadger — I Australian Slang one who cadges II Yorkshire Dialect Borrower, One who collects corn and takes to mill for grinding III North Country (Newcastle) Words a packman or itinerant huckster …   English dialects glossary

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