codger C2 Topic:Describing People US /ˈkɑd͡ʒəɹ/ UK /ˈkɒd͡ʒə/ See IPA manual Freq #49250 Meanings 1 noun An amusingly eccentric or grumpy and usually elderly man. ‘I haven’t been drinking your health, my codger,’ replied Mr. Squeers; ‘so you have nothing to do with that.’ Thesaurus Synonyms 1 noun · an amusingly eccentric or... antiquitycodgergadgiegaffergeezergrampsgreybeardold codger Word family Forms codgers Common collocations old codger Adjective + noun Etymology Possibly derived from cadger (“hawker”). Or abbreviation of coffin dodger, but this is likely to be a folk etymology. Topics Describing People External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # codger **Type:** Word **Level:** C2 **Part of speech:** noun **IPA (US):** /ˈkɑd͡ʒəɹ/ **IPA (UK):** /ˈkɒd͡ʒə/ **Frequency rank:** 49250 ## Meanings 1. An amusingly eccentric or grumpy and usually elderly man. ## Examples - ‘I haven’t been drinking your health, my codger,’ replied Mr. Squeers; ‘so you have nothing to do with that.’ ## Etymology Possibly derived from cadger (“hawker”). Or abbreviation of coffin dodger, but this is likely to be a folk etymology. ## Topics - Describing People markdown