hedger

Estimated CEFR level: C2 — Proficiency

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

noun a respondent who avoids giving a clear direct answer
noun someone who counterbalances one transaction (as a bet) against another in order to protect against loss
noun a gardener who takes care of and trims hedges

From Middle English hegger, equivalent to hedge + -er.

‘Then, is Charles the Third?’ said Hedger Luxellian. — A pair of blue eyes, Thomas Hardy
'If you mean old Hobden the hedger, he's only seventy-two. — Puck of Pook's Hill, Rudyard Kipling
The wood-cutters and the landscape-men, hedgers, sodders, and all that arrived about an hour ago, and I am expecting the mechanics' train late this afternoon. — John Gayther's Garden and the Stories Told Therein, Frank R. Stockton

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