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codg⋅er

  [koj-er]
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–noun
an eccentric man, esp. one who is old.
Origin:
1750–60; perh. var. of obs. cadger; see cadge
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codg·er   (kŏj'ər)   
n.   Informal
A somewhat eccentric man, especially an old one.

[Perhaps alteration of obsolete cadger, peddler; see cadge.]
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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codger 
1756, probably a variant of cadger "beggar," origin unknown.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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