codger

/ˈkɒdʒə(r)/ (bre, ipa) · /ˈkɑːdʒər/ (ame, ipa) · /ˈkä-jər/ (ame, mw)

codger — 名詞

  • codgersingular
  • codgersplural

1. an older man that people describe as a bit odd, stubborn, or amusing.

1.名詞C2
釋義

怪老頭

帶點古怪或固執感的老先生

an older man that people describe as a bit odd, stubborn, or amusing.

例句

Everyone on Cedar Street knew the codger who fixed clocks in his shed.

Cedar Street 上的每個人都認識那個在棚屋裡修鐘的怪老頭。

the + codger for a familiar local character

At the bus stop, Defne laughed when the codger fed crumbs to pigeons.

在公車站，Defne 看到那個怪老頭拿麵包屑餵鴿子，不禁笑了。

concrete public scene showing mildly amusing behaviour

同義詞
  • geezer

    informal like codger, but can sound rougher or more British in tone

  • old-timer

    often warmer and more affectionate, with less emphasis on odd behaviour

  • crank

    stronger focus on bad temper or fixed opinions, not on age alone

  • eccentric

    focuses on unusual behaviour and can describe people of any age

文法句型

an old codger

that codger next door

用法筆記

Usually appears with old, funny, grumpy, or eccentric before it. The word is informal and often mildly rude, though friends or family may use it teasingly about an older man they know well.

常見錯誤

❌The codger woman yelled at the boys from the porch.
✅The old woman yelled at the boys from the porch.
💡codger refers to an older man, not a woman.
❌Rina is a codger manager at the office.
✅Rina is a grumpy manager at the office.
💡codger is a noun, not an adjective placed before another noun.