/ ˈkɒdʒə(r); NAmE ˈkɑːdʒ-/ noun
( informal ) old codger an informal way of referring to an old man that shows that you do not respect him
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WORD ORIGIN
mid 18th cent.: perhaps a variant of cadger (see cadge ).
/ ˈkɒdʒə(r); NAmE ˈkɑːdʒ-/ noun
( informal ) old codger an informal way of referring to an old man that shows that you do not respect him
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WORD ORIGIN
mid 18th cent.: perhaps a variant of cadger (see cadge ).
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary. Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне. 2005