1
as in hunters
a person who hunts game
a mighty nimrod with the heads of big game mounted on his walls
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2
as in morons
slang
a stupid person
quipped that the mismatched socks made him look like a nimrod
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Noun
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Narrow job growth means fewer opportunities The low-hire, low-fire environment is leaving workers and job hunters with few opportunities.—
Alicia Wallace,
CNN Money,
5 Sep. 2025 -
The team then began tracking the alligator using Appleton's sonar device and found it at the bottom of the lake, submerged 16 feet deep, the hunters told the Clarion-Ledger.—
Saleen Martin,
USA Today,
4 Sep. 2025
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That's right, thanks to the one and only Taylor Swift for hopping on and deciding to talk with two complete idiots that don't know anything about the music industry.—
Megan Cartwright,
MSNBC Newsweek,
27 Aug. 2025
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This doesn't mean the Furons are idiots who got lucky, though.—
Fran Ruiz,
Space.com,
6 Aug. 2025
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“Nimrods.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/nimrods. Accessed 8 Sep. 2025.
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