dullard
Meaning
A stupid person; a fool.
Synonyms
stupid person
poor fish
pudden-head
pudding head
turkey
indecisive person
person without talent
shlepper
indolent person
Hyphenated as
dul‧lard
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˈdʌlɚd/
Etymology
In summary
From Middle English dullard, dollard, equivalent to dull + -ard (pejorative agent suffix). Compare Faroese døll (“dullard, good-for-nothing, blockhead”), Norwegian Nynorsk døl (“idiot, simpleton”).
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