hedger
noun
Key Types & categories Parts & wholes Related & opposite
- Word type
- noun
- verb
- adjective
- adverb
- Line style
- core relation
- instance, member or derived
- substance, domain or see-also
- Direction
- arrow points to the broader concept
- dashed outline: no word in this language
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Senses
Sense 1 noun
a respondent who avoids giving a clear direct answer
Types & categories
- responder hypernym
Related & opposite
- sidestep derivation
- tergiversate derivation
Sense 2 noun
someone who counterbalances one transaction (as a bet) against another in order to protect against loss
Types & categories
- plunger hypernym
Related & opposite
- hedge derivation
Sense 3 noun
a gardener who takes care of and trims hedges
Types & categories
- gardener hypernym
Table view of this graph
| Sense | Relation | Group | Word |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | sidestep |
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | tergiversate |
| 1 | hypernym | Types & categories | responder |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | hedge |
| 2 | hypernym | Types & categories | plunger |
| 3 | hypernym | Types & categories | gardener |