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Meaning of CODGER

Pronunciation:  'kâjur

WordNet Dictionary
 
 Definition: [n]  used affectionately to refer to an eccentric but amusing old man
 
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 Synonyms: old codger
 
 See Also: graybeard, greybeard, Methuselah, old man

 

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
\Codg"er\, n. [Cf. {Cadger}.]
1. A miser or mean person.
2. A singular or odd person; -- a familiar, humorous, or
   depreciatory appellation. [Colloq.]
         A few of us old codgers met at the fireside.
                                               --Emerson.
 

 

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