dodger

See also: Dodger

English

Etymology

dodge +‎ -er.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈdɒdʒə(ɹ)/
Rhymes: -ɒdʒə(ɹ)

Noun

dodger (plural dodgers)

Dodger on a small sailing boat

One who dodges.
(nautical) A frame-supported canvas over the companionway (entrance) of a sailboat providing the on-deck crew partial cover from the splashes of the seas that break against the hull of the boat.

Synonyms

(companionway cover): sprayhood

Derived terms

Derived terms

Translations

one who dodges

Finnish: väistäjä, väistelijä, välttelijä

nautical: companionway cover in a sailboat

Dutch: buiskap
Finnish: sprayhood, roiskesuoja

German: Sprayhood n

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