a person who avoids or evades something, particularly someone who tries to get out of paying taxes or avoiding responsibilities.
From the verb 'dodge,' meaning to move quickly to avoid something. The '-er' suffix creates an agent noun. 'Dodge' itself may come from a variant of 'doge,' an old term related to tricking.
The Dodgers baseball team got their name from fans who dodged trolleys to get to the ballpark in Brooklyn—what started as a joke about dangerous commuting became one of sports' most iconic brand names.
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