dumbledore
UK/ˈdʌm.bəl.dɔː//ˈdʌm.bəl.dɔːɹ/
dumbledore noun: a bumblebee.
Noun (1)
dumbledore (plural dumbledores)
- A bumblebee.
- Those slopes of fresh turf, embroidered with every minute blossom of the moor — thyme, birdsfoot, eyebright, and dwarf purple thistle, buzzed and hummed over by busy, black-tailed, yellow-banded dumbledores.1875, Charlotte M Yonge, The Daisy Chain
- A shaded lamp and a waving blind, / And the beat of a clock from a distant floor: / On this scene enter – winged, horned, and spined – / A longlegs, a moth, and a dumbledore —1899, Thomas Hardy, An August Midnight
- A beetle, typically a cockchafer or dung beetle.
- others may need to be informd that a blastnashun straddlebob is a dumbledore, that is to say, a polyonymous lamellicorn coleopter, cald also a dorbeetle, a dorbug, a maybeetle, a maybug, a cockchafer, a Melolontha vulgaris.1964, American Philological Association, “Transactions of the American Philological Association”, in (Please provide the book title or journal name), Ginn & Co., page 267
- A dandelion.
- The Dandelion has a number of common names in Newfoundland. These include Dumbledore, Faceclock, and Piss-a-beds.1975, Peter J. Scott, Edible Fruits and Herbs of Newfoundland, St. John’s, Memorial University Oxen Pond Botanical Park, page 39
- A blundering person.
- “Miserable dumbledores!” / “Right, William, and so they be—miserable dumbledores!” said the choir with unanimity.1872, [Thomas Hardy], chapter 4, in Under the Greenwood Tree: A Rural Painting of the Dutch School, volume (please specify |volume=I or II), London: Tinsley Brothers, →OCLC, (please specify |part=I...
Noun (2) capitalized: Dumbledore
Dumbledore (plural Dumbledores)
- A wise and kindly older male mentor, especially a wizard-like figure.
- A face like Leonardo's is difficult to forget. It's the wise, old man we have seen plenty of times, the image we have learnt to associate with goodness, kindness, with the wise man who knows everything, fixes everything and whose main purpose in this life is helping others. He is the Dumbledore of...2021, Rose Sgueglia, The Real Leonardo Da Vinci, Pen & Sword Books
- Dr. C's office was lined with diplomas and emeritus robes, which, combined with his white hair and calm demeanor, gave him the air of having multiple lifetimes under his belt—the Dumbledore of the infectious disease world.2017, Phoebe Lapine, The Wellness Project: How I Learned to Do Right by My Body, Without Giving Up My Life, Penguin Publishing Group, page 284
dumbledore meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Marathi and Urdu
dumbledore in Hindi
- डंबलडोर, डम्बलडोर, डंबल्डोर
dumbledore in Tamil
- ரீங்காரம்
dumbledore in Marathi
- डंबलडोर, डंबल्डोर, डम्बलडोर
dumbledore in Urdu
- ڈمبلڈور, ڈمبلیڈور
More languagesFewer languages
- dumbledore in Bengali
- ডাম্বলডোর, ডাম্বেলডোর, ডাম্বল্ডোর
- dumbledore in Telugu
- డంబుల్డోర్, డంబుల్డర్
- dumbledore in Malayalam
- ഡംബൾഡോർ, ഡംബൽഡോർ, ഡംബിൾഡോർ
- dumbledore in Kannada
- ಡಂಬಲ್ಡೋರ್, ಡಂಬಲ್ಡರ್
- dumbledore in Punjabi
- ਡੰਬਲਡੋਰ, ਡੰਬਲਡੌਰ
- dumbledore in Gujarati
- ડંબલડોર, ડમ્બલડોર, ડમ્બલ્ડોર
- dumbledore in Odia
- ଡମ୍ବଲଡୋର, ଡମ୍ବଲ୍ଡୋର, ଡମ୍ବଲଡୋର୍
- dumbledore in Nepali
- डम्बल्डोर, डम्बलडोर, डंबलडोर
Examples of dumbledore in a sentence
- Now and then a dumbledore or ‘busy bee’ as they are called by some, propelled itself across our path, they being extremely large and heavy this year.1970 May 21, Evening Telegram, page 3:
- A dumbledore, lured from the plantation, lies on its back, leaping and churning upon Seth’s bright pages.1987, Seán Virgo, Selakhi, Exile Editions, Ltd., page 20:
Forms of dumbledore
| plural | dumbledores |
|---|---|
| alternative form | dumbledor |
| plural | Dumbledores |
| alternative form | Albus Dumbledore |
| alternative form (obsolete) | drumbledore |
| alternative form (obsolete) | dumble-dor |
Origin of dumbledore
Compound of dumble (similar to bumble) + dor (“a buzzing flying insect”).
From the character Albus Dumbledore in the Harry Potter series.
Words formed from dumbledore
Phrases with dumbledore
Questions about dumbledore
- What does dumbledore mean?
- Dumbledore means a bumblebee.
- What is dumbledore in Hindi?
- Dumbledore in Hindi is डंबलडोर, डम्बलडोर, डंबल्डोर. See Dumbledore meaning in Hindi.
- How do you use dumbledore in a sentence?
- Now and then a dumbledore or ‘busy bee’ as they are called by some, propelled itself across our path, they being extremely large and heavy this year.
- What part of speech is dumbledore?
- Dumbledore is a noun.
- How do you pronounce dumbledore?
- Dumbledore is pronounced /ˈdʌm.bəl.dɔː/ (UK).
- What is the plural of dumbledore?
- The plural of dumbledore is dumbledores.
Words near dumbledore in the dictionary
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