codger

Meanings

Plural: codgers

Noun

used affectionately to refer to an eccentric but amusing old man
An amusingly eccentric or grumpy and usually elderly man.

Origin / Etymology

Possibly derived from cadger (“hawker”). Or abbreviation of coffin dodger, but this is likely to be a folk etymology.

Synonyms

antiquity, codger, gadgie, gaffer, geezer, gramps, greybeard, old codger, old fart, old man, whitebeard

Scrabble Score: 10

codger is a valid Scrabble (US) TWL word
codger is a valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
codger is a valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 12

codger is a valid Words With Friends word