Audio English.net » Dictionary » H » Hedera Helix ... Heinrich Theodor Boll

HEDGER

Pronunciation (US):

Dictionary entry overview: What does hedger mean?

• HEDGER (noun)
The noun HEDGER has 3 senses:

1. a respondent who avoids giving a clear direct answer
2. someone who counterbalances one transaction (as a bet) against another in order to protect against loss
3. a gardener who takes care of and trims hedges

Familiarity information: HEDGER used as a noun is uncommon.

Dictionary entry details

• HEDGER (noun)

Sense 1

hedger ^{[BACK TO TOP]}

Meaning:

A respondent who avoids giving a clear direct answer

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Synonyms:

equivocator; hedger; tergiversator

Hypernyms ("hedger" is a kind of...):

answerer; respondent; responder (someone who responds)

Sense 2

hedger ^{[BACK TO TOP]}

Meaning:

Someone who counterbalances one transaction (as a bet) against another in order to protect against loss

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Hypernyms ("hedger" is a kind of...):

plunger; speculator (someone who risks losses for the possibility of considerable gains)

Sense 3

hedger ^{[BACK TO TOP]}

Meaning:

A gardener who takes care of and trims hedges

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Hypernyms ("hedger" is a kind of...):

gardener (someone employed to work in a garden)

Learn English with... Proverbs of the week

"There are no small parts, only small actors." (English proverb)

"Walls have mice, mice [have] ears." (Afghanistan proverb)

"There's no place like home." (American proverb)

"A fortune-teller would never be unhappy." (Corsican proverb)

HEDGER: related words searches

» answerer definition
» respondent meaning
» responder definition
» plunger: pronunciation in phonetic transcription
» speculator meaning

Page delivered in 0.0798 seconds