cadger
/ˈkæd͡ʒɚ/
cadger noun: a hawker or peddler.
Noun
cadger (plural cadgers)
- A hawker or peddler.
- He was not a regular gondolier, so he had none of the cadger and prostitute about him.1928, D[avid] H[erbert] Lawrence, Lady Chatterley’s Lover, [Germany?]: Privately printed, →OCLC
- A beggar.
- A woman mysteriously sitting up all night in the dark by the smouldering ashes of the kitchen fire, says it's only tramps and cadgers here1851, Charles Dickens, On Duty with Inspector Field
cadger meaning in Urdu
cadger in Urdu
- مفت خور, پھیری والا, طفیلی
Forms of cadger
| plural | cadgers |
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Origin of cadger
From the archaic verb cadge (“to carry”) + -er.
Questions about cadger
- What does cadger mean?
- Cadger means a hawker or peddler.
- What is cadger in Urdu?
- Cadger in Urdu is مفت خور, پھیری والا, طفیلی. See Cadger meaning in Urdu.
- What part of speech is cadger?
- Cadger is a noun.
- How do you pronounce cadger?
- Cadger is pronounced /ˈkæd͡ʒɚ/.
- What is the plural of cadger?
- The plural of cadger is cadgers.
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