idiotor
idiotor noun: an editor who makes idiotic decisions or writes idiotorials.
Noun
idiotor (plural idiotors)
- An editor who makes idiotic decisions or writes idiotorials.
- Echoes of Mallock's arguments are still in the air, and every time some "idiotor" of a great daily wants to write a rant against the “Reds” he grabs his well-worn copy of Mallock, breathes in some of its inspiration and then blows it out into a long-winded, big-worded “idiotorial” on Socialism.1922, August Claessens, The Trinity of Plunder, page 20
- As a rule the leader of the separate school drive is some ecclesiastical clown, some pusillanimous pedagogue, some piecounter politician (more spiritous than spiritual), some real estate dealer who has risen above “the mired mass” by robbing the “mired mass,” and shoving them farther in the mire...1925, The Messenger - Volume 7, page 197
Forms of idiotor
| plural | idiotors |
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Origin of idiotor
Blend of idiot + editor.
Questions about idiotor
- What does idiotor mean?
- Idiotor means an editor who makes idiotic decisions or writes idiotorials.
- What part of speech is idiotor?
- Idiotor is a noun.
- What is the plural of idiotor?
- The plural of idiotor is idiotors.
Words near idiotor in the dictionary
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