Associations to the word «Hedger»

Wiktionary

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

Dictionary definition

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

Wise words

Words - so innocent and powerless as they are, as standing in a dictionary, how potent for good and evil they become in the hands of one who knows how to combine them.
Nathaniel Hawthorne