"devil dodger" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: devil dodgers [plural], devil-dodger [alternative]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} devil dodger (plural devil dodgers)
  1. (informal) A clergyman, especially a military chaplain. Tags: informal Categories (topical): Military
    Sense id: en-devil_dodger-en-noun-CG0H8b9d Disambiguation of Military: 100 0
  2. (informal, obsolete) A person who sometimes attends church and sometimes the Dissenter's meetinghouse. Tags: informal, obsolete Categories (topical): Christianity
    Sense id: en-devil_dodger-en-noun-pYrB5Njw Disambiguation of Christianity: 3 97 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 5 95 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 6 94 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 3 97

Inflected forms

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