dullard

Meaning

A stupid person; a fool.

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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