dolt
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Definition of dolt
: a stupid person
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airhead, blockhead, chucklehead, dimwit, dodo, donkey, dope, dork [slang], dullard, dumbbell, dummy, dunce, fathead, goof, goon, half-wit, idiot, ignoramus, imbecile, know-nothing, knucklehead, lamebrain, loon, lunkhead, moron, nincompoop, ninny, nitwit, noddy, noodle, numskull (or numbskull), oaf, pinhead, saphead, simpleton, stock, turkey, yahoo, yo-yo
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Burned into our collective memory as the apparel of choice for gangsters like Tony Montana, playboys like Hugh Hefner, and the greatest dolt in fashion history, Derek Zoolander, silky menswear has been parodied into a pulp. — Samuel Hine, GQ, "Silk Is This Season's Strongest Look," 1 May 2018 After all, those sipping the tea were wealthy and thus successful, while the dolts reading think tank reports were just bureaucrats, one Administration official groused. — Philip Elliott, Time, "Inside Donald Trump's Twitter-Fueled Weekend Meltdown," 20 Feb. 2018 Never forget that conventional wisdom in 1981 regarded Reagan as a Hollywood dolt. — Daniel Henninger, WSJ, "The Godfather of Tax Reform," 20 Dec. 2017 But in the wake of Charlottesville, only a dolt would believe that explanation. — Fred Kaplan, Slate Magazine, "James Mattis tells the troops that their president is failing them.," 28 Aug. 2017 Izzard plays Bertie as a dolt and a reactionary boob, in line with the movie’s opinion of anti-immigrant sentiment in present-day Europe. — Gary Thompson, Philly.com, "Judi Dench saves flimsy costume drama 'Victoria and Abdul'," 26 Sep. 2017 Democratic National Committee boss Tom Perez is a profane dolt and the party seems to care only about regaining power. — Paul Jenkins, Alaska Dispatch News, "Maybe the time has come for Shut the Hell Up Week," 5 Aug. 2017 Bring it on hit me* to a large male who told him off golly just imagine what the unhinged teeny dolt could do an a good day. — Jason Green, The Mercury News, "Video: American Airlines employee challenges passenger to fight," 21 Apr. 2017 Social media posts have characterized the play’s critics as literary dolts and supporters as liberals without morals who advocate violence against the president. — Michael B. Farrell, The Christian Science Monitor, "Shakespeare in the Park: When all the world's a stage for outrage," 13 June 2017These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'dolt.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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dolt
noun
English Language Learners Definition of dolt
: a stupid person
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