ARTFUL DODGER meaning: Cleverly evasive, skillful at deception

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Artful Dodger, artful dodger: Wiktionary
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Definitions from Wiktionary (Artful Dodger)

▸ noun:  (idiomatic) A crafty person who commits minor crimes or behaves in a rather unscrupulous manner.
▸ noun:  (set phrase) One who deftly evades obstacles, pursuers, inconveniences, or other difficulties.
▸ noun:  Alternative form of artful dodger [(idiomatic) A crafty person who commits minor crimes or behaves in a rather unscrupulous manner.]

Similar:

dodger, wriggler, draft dodger, operator, trickster, rogue, tout, snide, diddler, slick, more...

Opposite:

clumsy, awkward, unskillful, inept, uncoordinated

Types:

cheat, con artist, swindler, grifter, hustler, rogue, more...

Phrases:

any artful dodger, more...

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