"cadger" meaning in English

See cadger in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /ˈkæd͡ʒɚ/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-cadger.wav Forms: cadgers [plural]
Etymology: From the archaic verb cadge (“to carry”) + -er. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|cadge|er|id2=agent noun|t1=to carry}} cadge (“to carry”) + -er Head templates: {{en-noun}} cadger (plural cadgers)
  1. (archaic) A hawker or peddler. Tags: archaic Translations (hawker or peddler): просяк (prosjak) (Bulgarian), domokrążca [masculine] (Polish), naciągacz [masculine] (Polish), naciągaczka [feminine] (Polish)
    Sense id: en-cadger-en-noun-8O2js-RK Disambiguation of 'hawker or peddler': 100 0
  2. (sometimes Geordie) A beggar. Tags: Geordie, sometimes Translations (beggar): žebrák [masculine] (Czech), żebrak [masculine] (Polish), żebraczka [feminine] (Polish)
    Sense id: en-cadger-en-noun-7X5ILeA5 Categories (other): Geordie, English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -er (agent noun), Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Bulgarian translations, Terms with Czech translations, Terms with Polish translations, Occupations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 44 56 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -er (agent noun): 29 71 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 17 83 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 12 88 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 8 92 Disambiguation of Terms with Bulgarian translations: 10 90 Disambiguation of Terms with Czech translations: 13 87 Disambiguation of Terms with Polish translations: 10 90 Disambiguation of Occupations: 11 89 Disambiguation of 'beggar': 0 100
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: cadge, codger
Categories (other): People Disambiguation of People: 0 0

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