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dodger

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++dodg·er /ˈdɒdʒə $ ˈdɑːdʒər/ noun [countable]  tax/fare dodger PETPMsomeone who dishonestly avoids paying taxes or paying to travel on a bus or train 逃税者/逃票者 draft dodger
Examples from the Corpus
dodgerBut it wasn't just the disc dodgers who found themselves in trouble.Payment dodgers will face a fine of £80.Read in studio Police have begun a campaign against car tax dodgers.The government, it seems, is counting heavily on getting money from tax dodgers.Charivari drink Rioja the dodger Could a crafty change of grape mean a change in fortune?
From Longman Business Dictionarydodgerdodg‧er /ˈdɒdʒəˈdɑːdʒər/ noun [countable] informal tax/licence dodgerTAXLAW someone who uses dishonest methods to avoid paying taxesConvicted tax dodgers can expect to receive a severe sentence.
dodg·er nounChineseSyllable
Business dishonestly taxes paying or who Corpus someone avoids paying


dodger
dodger /ˈdɒdʒə $ ˈdɑːdʒər/ noun [countable]
tax/fare dodger someone who dishonestly avoids paying taxes or paying to travel on a bus or train ⇨ draft dodger


dodgerBrE /ˈdɒdʒə(r)/ 🔊NAmE /ˈdɑːdʒər/ 🔊 noun (informal) a person who dishonestly avoids doing sth 逃避者;回避者;躲避者tax dodgers逃税者a crackdown on fare dodgers on trains对火车逃票者的严厉打击   see also draft dodger