codger
Syllables: cod·ger/ˈkɒd͡ʒə/US/ˈkɑd͡ʒəɹ/
codger noun: an amusingly eccentric or grumpy and usually elderly man.
Noun
codger (plural codgers)
- An amusingly eccentric or grumpy and usually elderly man.
- ‘I haven’t been drinking your health, my codger,’ replied Mr. Squeers; ‘so you have nothing to do with that.’1839, Charles Dickens, Nicholas Nickleby
- Now I was a forsaken codger snuffling disgracefully from a beautiful floozy's abuse.1976 September, Saul Bellow, Humboldt’s Gift, New York, N.Y.: Avon Books, →ISBN, page 418
codger meaning in Tamil
codger in Tamil
- முதியவர்
Synonyms of codger
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Forms of codger
| plural | codgers |
|---|---|
| alternative form | coger |
Origin of codger
Possibly derived from cadger (“hawker”). Or abbreviation of coffin dodger, but this is likely to be a folk etymology.
Words formed from codger
Words that rhyme with codger
Questions about codger
- What does codger mean?
- Codger means an amusingly eccentric or grumpy and usually elderly man.
- What is codger in Tamil?
- Codger in Tamil is முதியவர். See Codger meaning in Tamil.
- What part of speech is codger?
- Codger is a noun.
- How do you pronounce codger?
- Codger is pronounced /ˈkɒd͡ʒə/ (UK).
- What is the plural of codger?
- The plural of codger is codgers.
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Adapted from Wiktionary: codger (page history and authors); codger (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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