noun
Meaning 1
A hawker or peddler.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: archaic
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
cadger
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/ˈkæd͡ʒɚ/
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noun
Meaning 2
A beggar.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: Geordie, sometimes
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
noun
Meaning 3
someone who mooches or cadges (tries to get something free)
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: moocher, mooch, scrounger
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: beggar, mendicant
Narrower terms: schnorrer, shnorrer
History
Etymology
From the archaic verb cadge (“to carry”) + -er.
Across languages
Translations
7 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Bulgarian: просяк (prosjak) — hawker or peddler
- Polish: domokrążca — hawker or peddler
- Polish: naciągacz — hawker or peddler
- Polish: naciągaczka — hawker or peddler
- Czech: žebrák — beggar
- Polish: żebrak — beggar
- Polish: żebraczka — beggar