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Hedger

name, noun

Definitions

Proper Noun
  1. 1
    A surname.
Noun
  1. 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. 2
    a gardener who takes care of and trims hedges wordnet
  3. 3
    One who hedges, for example in betting.
  4. 4
    someone who counterbalances one transaction (as a bet) against another in order to protect against loss wordnet
  5. 5
    a respondent who avoids giving a clear direct answer wordnet

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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