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Definitions for Gudgeon

[1] a small, European, freshwater fish, Gobio gobio, of the minnow family, having a threadlike barbel at each corner of the mouth, used as bait.
[2] any of certain related fishes.
[3] a person who is easily duped or cheated.
[4] a bait or allurement.
[5] to dupe or cheat.
[6] Machinery . a trunnion.
[7] a socket for the pintle of a hinge.
[8] Nautical . a socket attached to the stern frame of a vessel, for holding the pintle of a rudder.
[9] a small slender European freshwater cyprinid fish, Gobio gobio, with a barbel on each side of the mouth: used as bait by anglers
[10] any of various other fishes, such as the goby
[11] bait or enticement
[12] slang a person who is easy to trick or cheat
[13] (tr) slang to trick or cheat
[14] a pivot at the end of a beam or axle the female or socket portion of a pinned hinge
[15] nautical one of two or more looplike sockets, fixed to the transom of a boat, into which the pintles of a rudder are fitted

Words related to Gudgeon

lamb, fool, sap, sucker, fish, patsy, gull, victim, butt, chump, mark, pushover, pigeon

Words nearby Gudgeon

guberniya, guck, guddle, gude, gudea, gudgeon, gudgeon pin, gudmundsson, gudrun, guedalla, guelder rose

Origin of Gudgeon

21350–1400; Middle English gudyon < Old French go(u)jon, perhaps ultimately < Late Latin gu(l)bia a chisel; see gouge

Word origin for Gudgeon

C14: from Old French goujon, perhaps from Late Latin gulbia chisel

Synonyms for Gudgeon

butt, chump, fish, fool, gull, lamb, mark, patsy, pigeon, pushover, sap, sucker, victim, easy mark, sitting duck