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hedger

PRIMARY MEANINGS OF: hedger

1
n
a gardener who takes care of and trims hedges
2
n
someone who counterbalances one transaction (as a bet) against another in order to protect against loss
3
n
a respondent who avoids giving a clear direct answer
FULL DEFINITIONS OF: hedger
1

n a gardener who takes care of and trims hedges

Type of:
gardener
someone employed to work in a garden
2

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

Type of:
plunger, speculator
someone who risks losses for the possibility of considerable gains
3

n a respondent who avoids giving a clear direct answer

Synonyms:
equivocator, tergiversator
Type of:
answerer, respondent, responder
someone who responds
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