English Explanatory Dictionary

artful dodger

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A crafty person who commits minor crimes or behaves in a rather unscrupulous manner.
  2. One who deftly evades obstacles, pursuers, inconveniences, or other difficulties.
noun
  1. Alternative form of artful dodger.

Pronunciation

en-au-artful dodger.ogg

Word forms

artful dodger artful dodgers

Etymology

From the nickname of a skillful young pickpocket and rascal in Oliver Twist (1838) by Charles Dickens.

Synonyms

rapscallion slyboots trickster eluder evader
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