hedger

English Thesaurus

1. a gardener who takes care of and trims hedges (noun.person)

hypernym	:	gardener,
definition	:	someone employed to work in a garden (noun.person)

2. someone who counterbalances one transaction (as a bet) against another in order to protect against loss (noun.person)

hypernym	:	plunger, speculator,
definition	:	someone who risks losses for the possibility of considerable gains (noun.person)

3. a respondent who avoids giving a clear direct answer (noun.person)

hypernym	:	answerer, respondent, responder,
definition	:	someone who responds (noun.person)

4. someone who counterbalances one transaction (as a bet) against another in order to protect against loss (noun.person)

derivation	:	hedge,
definition	:	minimize loss or risk (verb.change)

5. a respondent who avoids giving a clear direct answer (noun.person)

derivation	:	circumvent, dodge, duck, elude, evade, fudge, hedge, parry, put off, sidestep, skirt,
definition	:	avoid or try to avoid fulfilling, answering, or performing (duties, questions, or issues) (verb.communication)

derivation	:	beat around the bush, equivocate, palter, prevaricate, tergiversate,
definition	:	be deliberately ambiguous or unclear in order to mislead or withhold information (verb.communication)

6. someone who counterbalances one transaction (as a bet) against another in order to protect against loss (noun.person)

derivation	:	hedge,
definition	:	minimize loss or risk (verb.change)

7. a respondent who avoids giving a clear direct answer (noun.person)

derivation	:	circumvent, dodge, duck, elude, evade, fudge, hedge, parry, put off, sidestep, skirt,
definition	:	avoid or try to avoid fulfilling, answering, or performing (duties, questions, or issues) (verb.communication)

derivation	:	beat around the bush, equivocate, palter, prevaricate, tergiversate,
definition	:	be deliberately ambiguous or unclear in order to mislead or withhold information (verb.communication)