Hedger
name, noun
name, noun ·2 syllables ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 One who makes or mends hedges.
"But what of that vast number of the human kind who were always in the background? What of the hewers of wood and drawers of water, the swineherds, the shepherds, the carpenters, the hedgers and cobblers?"
- 2 a gardener who takes care of and trims hedges wordnet
- 3 One who hedges, for example in betting.
- 4 someone who counterbalances one transaction (as a bet) against another in order to protect against loss wordnet
- 5 a respondent who avoids giving a clear direct answer wordnet
Proper Noun
- 1 A surname.
Example
More examples"But what of that vast number of the human kind who were always in the background? What of the hewers of wood and drawers of water, the swineherds, the shepherds, the carpenters, the hedgers and cobblers?"
Etymology
Etymology 1
From Middle English hegger, equivalent to hedge + -er.
Etymology 2
From Middle English Hegger, Heger, from hegger (“one who makes or repairs hedges, a hedger”).
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