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DODDERER

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does dodderer mean? 

DODDERER (noun)
  The noun DODDERER has 1 sense:

1. one who dodders from old age and weaknessplay

  Familiarity information: DODDERER used as a noun is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


DODDERER (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

One who dodders from old age and weakness

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Hypernyms ("dodderer" is a kind of...):

golden ager; old person; oldster; senior citizen (an elderly person)

Derivation:

dodder (walk unsteadily)


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