NIMROD

Nimrod

(noun) (Old Testament) a famous hunter

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Proper noun

Nimrod

(biblical) A grandson of Ham; a mighty hunter and king of Shinar.

A British biplane fighter aircraft manufactured by Hawker Aircraft in the early 1930s.

A British maritime patrol aircraft manufactured by Hawker Siddeley, in use from 1969 until 2011.

Noun

Nimrod (plural Nimrods)

Any great hunter.

Alternative letter-case form of nimrod (“fool; idiot”)

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Etymology

Noun

nimrod (plural nimrods)

(chiefly, US, informal, pejorative) A foolish person; an idiot.

Synonyms

• (pejorative term meaning idiot): doofus, fathead, lamebrain, numbskull

• See also idiot

Anagrams

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Source: Wiktionary



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