codger

Meaning

An amusingly eccentric or grumpy and usually elderly man.

Synonyms

old codger

godfather

old boy

oldtimer

Translations

Kauz

🦉

vejete

grognon

oncle

vieux bougon

slimmerik

brompot

vreemde oude vent

coroa

👑

antika kimse

الشاذ

tuhaf adam

γεροπαράξενος

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈkɒdʒə/

Etymology

Possibly derived from cadger (“hawker”). Or abbreviation of coffin dodger, but this is likely to be a folk etymology.