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cadger

noun
/ˈkæd͡ʒɚ/

Etymology

From the archaic verb cadge (“to carry”) + -er.

  1. inherited from caggen — “to tie, fasten, bind”
  2. suffixed as cadger — “cadge + er”

Definitions

  1. A hawker or peddler.

    • He was not a regular gondolier, so he had none of the cadger and prostitute about him.

  2. 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 here

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA