Codger

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Codger \Codg"er\, n. [Cf. {Cadger}.]
     1. A miser or mean person.
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     2. A singular or odd person, especially an old man; -- a
        familiar, humorous, or depreciatory appellation. [Colloq.]


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              A few of us old codgers met at the fireside.
                                                    --Emerson.
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From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  codger
       n : used affectionately to refer to an eccentric but amusing old
           man [syn: {old codger}]