HEDGER

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does hedger mean? 

• HEDGER (noun)
  The noun HEDGER has 3 senses:

1. a respondent who avoids giving a clear direct answer

2. someone who counterbalances one transaction (as a bet) against another in order to protect against loss

3. a gardener who takes care of and trims hedges

  Familiarity information: HEDGER used as a noun is uncommon.

 Dictionary entry details 

• HEDGER (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

A respondent who avoids giving a clear direct answer

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Synonyms:

equivocator; hedger; tergiversator

Hypernyms ("hedger" is a kind of...):

answerer; respondent; responder (someone who responds)

Derivation:

hedge (avoid or try to avoid fulfilling, answering, or performing (duties, questions, or issues))

Sense 2

Meaning:

Someone who counterbalances one transaction (as a bet) against another in order to protect against loss

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Hypernyms ("hedger" is a kind of...):

plunger; speculator (someone who risks losses for the possibility of considerable gains)

Derivation:

hedge (minimize loss or risk)

Sense 3

Meaning:

A gardener who takes care of and trims hedges

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Hypernyms ("hedger" is a kind of...):

gardener (someone employed to work in a garden)