different between dodger vs announcement

English

Etymology

dodge +? -er.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?d?d??(?)/
• Rhymes: -?d??(?)

Noun

dodger (countable and uncountable, plural dodgers)

1. (countable) Someone who dodges (avoids something by quickly moving).
2. (countable) A person full of tricks or street smarts.
3. (countable, nautical) A frame-supported canvas over the companionway (entrance) of a sailboat providing the on-deck crew partial cover from the splashes of the seas that break against the hull of the boat.
4. (countable, Australia, slang) An advertising leaflet; a flyer.
5. (uncountable, Australia, US, slang, dated) Bread.

Synonyms

• (companionway cover): sprayhood

Derived terms

Translations

Anagrams

• red dog

For Wiktionary's announcements, see Wiktionary:Announcements

English

Etymology

announce +? -ment

Pronunciation

• (US) IPA^(key): /??na?ns.m?nt/

Noun

announcement (plural announcements)

1. An act of announcing, or giving notice.

   He raised his hand to make his announcement and said "Excuse me everyone, I have an announcement to make.

2. That which conveys what is announced.

   This announcement was made during the first training session.

3. The content which is announced.

   The announcement implied that somebody needed a spare Toshiba charger.

Synonyms

• proclamation
• publication

Translations

References

• announcement in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.
• “announcement” in Dictionary.com Unabridged, Dictionary.com, LLC, 1995–present.