waldo
/ˈwɔːl.dəʊ/
waldo noun: synonym of telefactor.
Noun
waldo (plural waldos or waldoes)
- Synonym of telefactor.
- Waldo flexed and extended his fingers gently; the two pairs of waldoes in the screen followed in exact, simultaneous parallelism.1940, Robert A. Heinlein, Waldo
- Synonyms:
- telefactor, master-slave manipulator, telemanipulator
Proper noun capitalized: Waldo
Waldo
- A male given name from Old English, in modern American use transferred back from the surname.
- He was our first baby, born September 4, 1939, our only boy. Named Waldo after a kind of bakin powder I liked. 'Waldo's Cream Powder.'2002, Annie Proulx, That Old Ace in the Hole, →ISBN, page 217
- A surname transferred from the given name.
waldo meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Marathi and Urdu
waldo in Hindi
- वाल्डो, वाल्दो
waldo in Tamil
- வால்டோ, வால்ட்டோ
waldo in Marathi
- वाल्डो, वॉल्डो
waldo in Urdu
- والڈو, والدو
More languagesFewer languages
- waldo in Bengali
- ওয়াল্ডো, ওয়ালডো, ওয়ালদো
- waldo in Telugu
- వాల్డో
- waldo in Malayalam
- വാൽഡോ, വാൾഡോ, വാൽഡൊ
- waldo in Kannada
- ವಾಲ್ಡೋ, ವಾಲ್ಡೊ
- waldo in Punjabi
- ਵਾਲਡੋ, ਵਾਲ੍ਡੋ
- waldo in Gujarati
- વાલ્ડો, વાલ્દો, વૉલ્ડો
- waldo in Odia
- ୱାଲଡୋ, ୱାଲ୍ଡୋ, ୱାଲ୍ଦୋ
- waldo in Nepali
- वाल्डो, वाल्दो
Synonyms of waldo
Forms of waldo
| Noun | |
|---|---|
| plural | waldos |
| plural | waldoes |
| Proper noun | |
| alternative form | Waldeve |
| alternative form | Waldef |
| alternative historical (obsolete) | Waltheof |
Origin of waldo
From the Robert A. Heinlein story Waldo, published in Astounding in 1940, derived from the name of the eponymous protagonist, Waldo F. Jones, who invented remote manipulators to overcome his own myasthenia gravis.
English surname, from the obsolete English given name Waltheof, from Old English weald (“power”) + þēof (“thief”), as in "one who snatched victory from battle." Comparable to, or ultimately Anglicized from, the Old Norse equivalent Valthiófr, from vald + *ᚦᛖᚢᛒᚨᛉ (*þeubaʀ). Compare Walthall, Waldie.
Words formed from waldo
Questions about waldo
- What does waldo mean?
- Waldo means synonym of telefactor.
- What is waldo in Hindi?
- Waldo in Hindi is वाल्डो, वाल्दो. See Waldo meaning in Hindi.
- What part of speech is waldo?
- Waldo can be a noun or a proper noun.
- How do you pronounce waldo?
- Waldo is pronounced /ˈwɔːl.dəʊ/.
- What is the plural of waldo?
- The plural of waldo is waldos.
Words near waldo in the dictionary
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