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Cadger Definition from Language, Idioms & Slang Dictionaries & Glossaries
(v. t.)
One who gets his living by trickery or begging.
One who gets his living by trickery or begging.
(v. t.)
A packman or itinerant huckster.
A packman or itinerant huckster.
(n.)
One who carries hawks on a cadge.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), edited by Noah Porter. AboutOne who carries hawks on a cadge.
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] "the gentleman cadger."
cadger
\cadg"er\, n. [of. cagier one who catches hawks. cf. cage.] (hawking) one who carries hawks on a cadge.
Noun
1. someone who mooches or cadges (tries to get something free)
(synonym) moocher, scrounger
(hypernym) beggar, mendicant
(derivation) schnorr, shnorr, scrounge, cadge
Cadger Definition from Encyclopedia Dictionaries & Glossaries
Begging is the present participle of the verb 'beg.' To beg is to entreat earnestly, implore, or supplicate. It often occurs for the purpose of securing a material benefit, generally for a gift, donation or charitable donation. When done in the context of a public place, it is known as "panhandling", perhaps because the hand and arm are extended like the handle of a cooking implement, and not infrequently, a kitchen implement such as a pot or cup may be used.
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