cadger : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: cadger	by the DICT Development Group
3 results for cadger
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
cadger n someone who mooches or cadges (tries to get something free) Synonym(s): moocher, mooch, cadger, scrounger
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Cadger \Cadg"er\, n. [From {Cadge}, v. t., cf. {Codger}.] 1. A packman or itinerant huckster. 2. One who gets his living by trickery or begging. [Prov. or Slang] [bd]The gentleman cadger.[b8] --Dickens.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Cadger \Cadg"er\, n. [OF. cagier one who catches hawks. Cf. {Cage}.] (Hawking) One who carries hawks on a cadge.