hedger

Other forms: hedgers

Definitions of hedger
  1. noun
    a gardener who takes care of and trims hedges
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    type of:
    gardener
    someone employed to work in a garden
  2. noun
    someone who counterbalances one transaction (as a bet) against another in order to protect against loss
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    type of:
    plunger, speculator
    someone who risks losses for the possibility of considerable gains
  3. noun
    a respondent who avoids giving a clear direct answer
    synonyms: equivocator, tergiversator
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    type of:
    answerer, respondent, responder
    someone who responds
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