n. An amusingly eccentric or grumpy and usually elderly man.
the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
n. A miser or mean person.
n. A singular or odd person; -- a familiar, humorous, or depreciatory appellation.
The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
n. A mean, miserly man.
n. An old fellow; an odd person; a character: usually with old: as, a rum old codger.
n. A fellow; a chap: a familiar term of address, used in a slighting way.
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n. used affectionately to refer to an eccentric but amusing old man
Word Usage
"The so-called codger representing besieged law and order is Sheriff Ed Tom Bell, played by Tommy Lee Jones with the kind of wit and assurance that reveals a master actor at the top of his game."