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devil dodger

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.22 in modern English

Syllables
dev-il -dodger
IPA
18
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
3
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A clergyman, especially a military chaplain.

Informal

noun

A person who sometimes attends church and sometimes the Dissenter's meetinghouse.

Informal; Obsolete

Example Sentences

Usage

Subject

Wiktionary places this term in Military.

Inflected Forms

devil dodgers (plural) devil-dodger (alternative)

Questions

What does devil dodger mean?
A clergyman, especially a military chaplain.

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