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DODDERER
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Dictionary entry overview: What does dodderer mean?
• DODDERER (noun)
The noun DODDERER has 1 sense:
1. one who dodders from old age and weakness
Familiarity information: DODDERER used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
One who dodders from old age and weakness
Classified under:
Nouns denoting people
Hypernyms ("dodderer" is a kind of...):
golden ager; old person; oldster; senior citizen (an elderly person)
Derivation:
dodder (walk unsteadily)
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"Well started is half won." (Dutch proverb)