"dumbledore" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

IPA: /ˈdʌm.bəl.dɔː/ [Received-Pronunciation], /ˈdʌm.bəl.dɔːɹ/ [US] Audio: en-us-dumbledore.ogg [US], en-au-dumbledore.ogg [Australia] Forms: dumbledores [plural]
Etymology: Compound of dumble (similar to bumble) + dor (“a buzzing flying insect”). Etymology templates: {{compound|en|dumble|dor|pos1=similar to bumble|t2=a buzzing flying insect}} dumble (similar to bumble) + dor (“a buzzing flying insect”) Head templates: {{en-noun}} dumbledore (plural dumbledores)
  1. (dialectal, archaic, old-fashioned) A bumblebee. Tags: archaic, dated, dialectal Categories (topical): People
    Sense id: en-dumbledore-en-noun-coLscf-f Disambiguation of People: 42 15 42 0
  2. (dialectal) A beetle, typically a cockchafer or dung beetle. Tags: dialectal Categories (topical): People
    Sense id: en-dumbledore-en-noun-X5TtNI2q Disambiguation of People: 42 15 42 0
  3. (dialectal) A dandelion. Tags: dialectal Categories (topical): People
    Sense id: en-dumbledore-en-noun-2~7bVQ24 Disambiguation of People: 42 15 42 0
  4. (slang) A blundering person. Tags: slang Categories (lifeform): Bees, Cichorieae tribe plants, Scarabaeoids Translations (blundering person): tomppeli (Finnish)
    Sense id: en-dumbledore-en-noun-vdIcAUI5 Disambiguation of Bees: 8 21 5 67 Disambiguation of Cichorieae tribe plants: 8 12 12 67 Disambiguation of Scarabaeoids: 4 28 4 65 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 9 22 14 55 Disambiguation of 'blundering person': 0 1 0 98
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: dumble-dor, drumbledore, dumbledor Related terms: Dumbledorian

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