dotterel
/ˈdɒtɹəl/
dotterel noun: a gullible fool, especially an elderly person with impaired faculties.
Noun
dotterel (plural dotterels)
- A gullible fool, especially an elderly person with impaired faculties.
- This poor dotterel, Sir Arthur, is playing fast and loose with me.1792, Thomas Holcroft, Anna St. Ives, vol. V, letter 88
- Synonyms:
- dotard
- A small brown-and-black bird of species Charadrius morinellus, of the plover family.
- Synonyms:
- Eurasian dotterel
- Any of various small birds of Australasia thought to resemble the Eurasian dotterel.
Adjective
dotterel (comparative more dotterel, superlative most dotterel)
- decayed
- some old dotterel treesc. 1570, Roger Ascham, The Scholemaster
dotterel meaning in Tamil
dotterel in Tamil
- நமது பூமியில் காணப்படும் பறவைகளில், இது ஒரு சிறப்பு இனமாகும்
Synonyms of dotterel
Forms of dotterel
| Noun | |
|---|---|
| plural | dotterels |
| Adjective | |
| comparative | more dotterel |
| superlative | most dotterel |
Origin of dotterel
15th century. From dote (“to be foolish; senile”) + -rel (“pejorative suffix”). The bird is so named as it is easy to catch.
Words formed from dotterel
- black-fronted dotterel
- Eurasian dotterel
- hooded dotterel
- inland dotterel
- red-kneed dotterel
- sea dotterel
- shore dotterel
- tawny-throated dotterel
Questions about dotterel
- What does dotterel mean?
- Dotterel means a gullible fool, especially an elderly person with impaired faculties.
- What is dotterel in Tamil?
- Dotterel in Tamil is நமது பூமியில் காணப்படும் பறவைகளில், இது ஒரு சிறப்பு இனமாகும். See Dotterel meaning in Tamil.
- What part of speech is dotterel?
- Dotterel can be a noun or an adjective.
- How do you pronounce dotterel?
- Dotterel is pronounced /ˈdɒtɹəl/.
- What is the plural of dotterel?
- The plural of dotterel is dotterels.
Words near dotterel in the dictionary
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: dotterel (page history and authors); dotterel (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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