codger
Plural: codgers
Noun
- An eccentric or peculiar old man, often viewed with mild amusement.
- used affectionately to refer to an eccentric but amusing old man
- An amusingly eccentric or grumpy and usually elderly man.
Examples
- The old codger at the Scrabble club always had a quirky, unexpected word up his sleeve.
Origin / Etymology
Possibly derived from cadger (“hawker”). Or abbreviation of coffin dodger, but this is likely to be a folk etymology.
Synonyms
old codger, antiquity, codger, gadgie, gaffer, geezer, gramps, greybeard, old fart, old man, whitebeard
Scrabble Score: 10
codger: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Wordcodger: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
codger: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary