noun
Street Slang
artful dodger
ART-ful-DOJ-er · noun · slang
Lodger.
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Definitions
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Cockney rhyming slang for 'lodger'.
“We've taken in an artful dodger to help with the mortgage.”
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artful dodger In A Sentence
We've taken in an artful dodger to help with the mortgage.
Origin & Usage
'Dodger' rhymes with 'lodger'; the Artful Dodger is the pickpocket in Dickens's 'Oliver Twist'.
People Also Ask
What does 'artful dodger' mean?
It's Cockney rhyming slang for 'lodger'.
How do you use 'artful dodger'?
You'd say you've 'taken in an artful dodger' to mean you have a lodger renting a room.
Where does 'artful dodger' come from?
'Dodger' rhymes with 'lodger'; the Artful Dodger is the young pickpocket in Charles Dickens's 'Oliver Twist'.
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