Noun: hedger he-ju(r)
- A gardener who takes care of and trims hedges
"The estate employed a skilled hedger to maintain its elaborate topiary"
- A respondent who avoids giving a clear direct answer
"The politician was a hedger during the debate";
- equivocator, tergiversator
- Someone who counterbalances one transaction (as a bet) against another in order to protect against loss
"The financial hedger carefully balanced his investments to minimize risk"
Derived forms: hedgers
Type of: answerer, gardener, plunger, respondent, responder, speculator
Encyclopedia: Hedger, Luke