• Cadger

    Origin

    From the archaic verb cadge ("carry"), derived from Old French.

    Full definition of cadger

    Noun

    cadger

    (plural cadgers)
    1. (archaic) A hawker or peddler.
      • 1928, D. H. Lawrence, Lady Chatterley's LoverHe was not a regular gondolier, so he had none of the cadger and prostitute about him.
    2. (sometimes Geordie) A beggar.
      • Charles DickensThe gentleman cadger.

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