codger

UK: /ˈkɒdʒə^r/ US: /ˈkɑdʒɚ/ ,(koj′ər)

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codg•er /ˈkɑdʒɚ/   n. [countable]

1. a man who behaves oddly or in an unusual way, esp. one who is elderly.

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codg•er  (koj′ər), n. 

1. an eccentric man, esp. one who is old.

• 1750–60; perh. variant of obsolete cadger; see cadge

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codger / ˈkɒdʒə/ noun

1. a man, esp an old or eccentric one: a term of affection or mild derision (often in the phrase old codger)

Etymology: 18th Century: probably variant of cadger