as in cheat
a dishonest person who uses clever means to cheat others out of something of value
one of the most artful dodgers in the annals of American crime
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Recent Examples of dodger
Try, try again Speaking of classes, the eight options here tend to fall into the usual archetypes for this kind of action-adventure game: the tank, the mage, the defensive specialist, the dextrous dodger, etc.
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ArsTechnica, 28 May 2025
The layoffs of roughly 7,000 Internal Revenue Service probationary workers beginning this week probably mean the end of the agency’s plan to go after high-wealth tax dodgers and could spell disaster for revenue collection, experts say.
—Fatima Hussein, Los Angeles Times, 21 Feb. 2025
The baseball world will look back at this era of dodger baseball 30 years from now and have nothing but fond memories and positive things to say about it.
—Fabian Ardaya, The Athletic, 23 Jan. 2025
Read more Los angeles dodgers Which Surprise Teams Have The Best Chance to Sign Roki Sasaki?
—Newsweek, 18 Dec. 2024
Abraham Lincoln issued preemptive pardons in the Civil War and Jimmy Carter also preemptively pardoned Vietnam draft-dodgers in 1977.
—Daniel R. Depetris, Newsweek, 6 Dec. 2024
In contrast, anonymous digital cash is a tax dodger’s dream.
—David G.w. Birch, Forbes, 14 Mar. 2025
The layoffs of roughly 7,000 Internal Revenue Service probationary workers beginning this week probably mean the end of the agency’s plan to go after high-wealth tax dodgers and could spell disaster for revenue collection, experts say.
—Fatima Hussein, Los Angeles Times, 21 Feb. 2025
The baseball world will look back at this era of dodger baseball 30 years from now and have nothing but fond memories and positive things to say about it.
—Fabian Ardaya, The Athletic, 23 Jan. 2025
ArsTechnica, 28 May 2025
The layoffs of roughly 7,000 Internal Revenue Service probationary workers beginning this week probably mean the end of the agency’s plan to go after high-wealth tax dodgers and could spell disaster for revenue collection, experts say.
—Fatima Hussein, Los Angeles Times, 21 Feb. 2025
The baseball world will look back at this era of dodger baseball 30 years from now and have nothing but fond memories and positive things to say about it.
—Fabian Ardaya, The Athletic, 23 Jan. 2025
Read more Los angeles dodgers Which Surprise Teams Have The Best Chance to Sign Roki Sasaki?
—Newsweek, 18 Dec. 2024
Abraham Lincoln issued preemptive pardons in the Civil War and Jimmy Carter also preemptively pardoned Vietnam draft-dodgers in 1977.
—Daniel R. Depetris, Newsweek, 6 Dec. 2024
In contrast, anonymous digital cash is a tax dodger’s dream.
—David G.w. Birch, Forbes, 14 Mar. 2025
The layoffs of roughly 7,000 Internal Revenue Service probationary workers beginning this week probably mean the end of the agency’s plan to go after high-wealth tax dodgers and could spell disaster for revenue collection, experts say.
—Fatima Hussein, Los Angeles Times, 21 Feb. 2025
The baseball world will look back at this era of dodger baseball 30 years from now and have nothing but fond memories and positive things to say about it.
—Fabian Ardaya, The Athletic, 23 Jan. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for dodger
Noun
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There will always be bugs, exploits, cheats or simply overpowered options to reduce the challenge in any game.—
Paul Tassi,
Forbes.com,
8 May 2025
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But a rolling pin with numeric markers provides an easy cheat when measuring out the length or diameter of doughs.—
Lauren Joseph,
Bon Appetit Magazine,
11 Apr. 2025
Noun
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To help with the latter activity, go diving or snorkeling under the guidance of professionals to see stingrays, sharks and hundreds of other animal species up close.—
Natasha Amar,
Forbes.com,
21 May 2025
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King mackerel, sharks, snappers, and groupers that thrive offshore.—
JP Shaffer,
Miami Herald,
20 May 2025
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“Dodger.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dodger. Accessed 2 Jun. 2025.
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