"Polonius" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: Poloniuses [plural]
Etymology: After the character of Polonius in William Shakespeare's play Hamlet. Head templates: {{en-noun}} Polonius (plural Poloniuses)
  1. A busybody who makes poor judgments. Wikipedia link: Polonius Categories (topical): Fictional characters, People, William Shakespeare Related terms: Polonial, Polonian
    Sense id: en-Polonius-en-noun-03cCfPyQ Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries

Inflected forms

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