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otário — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • buster noun A person or thing that breaks, destroys, or gets rid of something specified (often as the second half of a compound word).
  • fish noun A cold-blooded animal that lives in water, breathes through gills, and swims using fins.
  • moron noun An insult for a stupid or foolish person.
  • sucker noun A person who is easily fooled or persuaded.

Senses

otário is used for these senses in English:

  • buster (chiefly, colloquial, with 'of') Someone who or something that 'breaks', tames, or overpowers a specified person or thing.
  • fish (countable, slang) An easy victim for swindling.
  • moron (psychology, dated, originally) A person of mild mental subnormality in the former classification of mental retardation, having an intelligence quotient of 50–70.
  • moron (philosophy) A hypothetical particle whose existence and configuration can make a moral judgment true.
  • sucker (American, slang) A person who is easily deceived, tricked or persuaded to do something; a naive or gullible person. [from 1830s]

buster — full definition

  1. noun A person or thing that breaks, destroys, or gets rid of something specified (often as the second half of a compound word).
  2. noun An informal, friendly form of address for a man, similar to "buddy" or "pal."

fish — full definition

  1. noun A cold-blooded animal that lives in water, breathes through gills, and swims using fins.
  2. noun The flesh of such an animal, eaten as food.
  3. verb To try to catch fish.
  4. verb To search for or try to obtain something indirectly, often through hints or probing questions.

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