Home Dictionary Blog Grammar

Free English-Myanmar dictionary with pronunciation, examples, grammar, speaking patterns, and sentence practice.

© 2026 KTP Dictionary

Explore

Dictionary Blog Grammar About

Learn

Study workspace Sentence builder Transformation quiz Parts of speech Request missing word

Legal

Privacy Policy Terms of Service Contact Us

Android App

Use the offline dictionary on your phone.

Download on Google Play

DictionaryEnglish - Myanmar

en

dodger

/ˈdɒdʒə/

US pronunciation

American sound/ˈdɒdʒə/

dodger

Syllables: 2 syllables
Stress: 1st syllable stress
Vowel: Schwa vowel
Ending: Final r is pronounced in US English

dod - ger -> dodger

Myanmar meaning

(n) တိမ်းရှောင်သူ။ ပျက်ကွက်သူ။

Full entry

dodge /dɒdʒ/ v

၁။ ရှောင်သည်။ တိမ်းသည်။
She dodged round the corner and out of sight. ❍ They managed to dodge the bullets and escape unhurt.
၂။ (က) (infml ) (ဝတ္တရား) ပျက်ကွက်သည်၊ ရှောင်လွှဲသည်။
dodge military service ❍ dodge paying one's taxes.
(ခ) ရှောင်တိမ်းသည်။ ခေါင်းရှောင် သည်။
dodge awkward questions ❍ He always manages to dodge the housework.
n
၁။ (usu sing ) အရှောင်အတိမ်း။
၂။ (infml ) ရှောင်နည်း။ တိမ်းနည်း။ လှည့်နည်းပတ်နည်း။
a tax dodge ❍ When it comes to getting off work, he knows all the dodges.
❏ dodger n (infml ) တိမ်းရှောင်သူ။ ပျက်ကွက်သူ။ a fare dodger (ie sb who deliberately does not pay their fare on public transport). See also DRAFT-DODGER

More examples

Shoppers had to dodge flying glass when the bomb exploded.
Cyclists dodging through the traffic
He tried to dodge the question.
They get smart accountants to help them dodge taxes.

Synonyms

move, cut, duck, move away, move in and out, dart, ambiguity, avoid, circumlocute, contrivance, dark, deceive, device, ditch, elude, equivocate, escape, evade, excuse, feint, fence, fend off, fudge, gap, get around, get out of, get-out, give the slip, hedge, juke, loophole, lurch, machination, malinger, method, move to the side, out, parry, plan, plot, ploy, pussyfoot, put the move on, ruse, scheme, shake, shake off, shift, shirk, short-circuit, shuffle, sidestep, skip out on, skirt, slide, slip, stratagem, strategy, subterfuge, swerve, tergiversate, tergiverse, trick, turn aside, weasel, wile

Antonyms

confront, encounter, face, meet, release, stand up to, take on

Cross references

move cut duck move away move in and out dart ambiguity avoid circumlocute contrivance dark deceive device ditch elude equivocate escape evade excuse feint fence fend off fudge gap get around get out of get-out give the slip

Study this word

Pattern match

Parts of speechReview how this word works in a sentence.S + V + OPractice using the word in a basic sentence.Verb tense formsTry present, past, future, negative, and question forms.

Example practice

Mini quizWhat is the Myanmar meaning of “dodger”?

Try to say the meaning first, then reveal the answer.