Home › Words › C › cadgercadger/ˈkæd͡ʒɚ/cadger · noun — A hawker or peddler.Definition from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).cadger is pronounced /ˈkæd͡ʒɚ/.EtymologyFrom the archaic verb cadge (“to carry”) + -er.nounA hawker or peddler.e.g.“He was not a regular gondolier, so he had none of the cadger and prostitute about him.” — 1928, D[avid] H[erbert] Lawrence, Lady Chatterley’s Lover, [Germany?]: Privately printed, →OCLC:A beggar.e.g.“A woman mysteriously sitting up all night in the dark by the smouldering ashes of the kitchen fire, says it's only tramps and cadgers here” — 1851, Charles Dickens, On Duty with Inspector Field:Definitions & examples from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).Words closest in meaningBy meaning, not spelling — each word's AI semantic fingerprint, nearest first.hawker 73% match — A peddler, a huckster, a person who sells easily transportable goods. vs cadger →cheapjack 70% match — A peddler, a travelling hawker. vs cadger →caird 68% match — A travelling tinker or a tramp. vs cadger →haggler 67% match — A person who haggles. vs cadger →higgler 67% match — An itinerant trader, especially one dealing in dairy produce and poultry. vs cadger →scrounger 65% match — One who scrounges. vs cadger →higgle 65% match — To hawk or peddle provisions. vs cadger →ragseller 64% match — A person who sells rags. vs cadger →