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codger

Pronunciation: /ˈkɒd͡ʒə/

The English word “codger” has 1 meaning listed here.

noun

  1. An amusingly eccentric or grumpy and usually elderly man.

Etymology

Possibly derived from cadger (“hawker”). Or abbreviation of coffin dodger, but this is likely to be a folk etymology.

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