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from The Century Dictionary.

  • noun One who makes or repairs hedges.
  • noun In sporting, one who hedges.

from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.

  • noun One who makes or mends hedges; also, one who hedges, .

from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.

  • noun One who makes or mends hedges.
  • noun One who hedges, as, in betting.

from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.

  • noun a respondent who avoids giving a clear direct answer
  • noun someone who counterbalances one transaction (as a bet) against another in order to protect against loss
  • noun a gardener who takes care of and trims hedges

Etymologies

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hedge +‎ -er

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