dor

¹

or dorr

[ dawr ]

noun

1. Also dor·bee·tle [] a common European dung beetle, Geotrupes stercorarius.
2. any of several insects, as the June bug, that make a buzzing noise in flight.

dor

²

[ dawr ]

noun

, Archaic.

1. mockery; scorn.

Dor.

³

abbreviation for

1. Dorian.
2. Doric.

dor

/ dɔː /

noun

1. any European dung beetle of the genus Geotrupes and related genera, esp G. stercorarius, having a droning flight

Word History and Origins

Origin of dor¹

First recorded before 900; Middle English dor(r)e, Old English dora; compare Middle Low German dorte “drone”

Origin of dor²

1545–55; < Old Norse dār mockery; compare German Tor fool

Word History and Origins

Origin of dor¹

Old English dora bumblebee; related to Middle Low German dorte drone ¹

Example Sentences

“To get help, gay Palestinians have to get through incredible hurdles,” said Ben-Dor.

From The Daily Beast

“Every time a rocket was launched, my phone went haywire,” said Dor Eldar, a 22-year-old dance instructor from Tel Aviv.

From The Daily Beast

If the thought of DOR enters a man's head, he is not a Navy SEAL.

From The Daily Beast

Then I wraps myself up in his dressing-gown, and lolling down on the sofa, bids him open the dor.

From Project Gutenberg

The alum-stone of Mont dOr contains, according to Cordier, 14% of oxide of iron.

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Tenans la bataille desj acheve, tout ce gros si bien dor print la fuitte.

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This will, of course, dispose of the vulgar idea that the devil appeared in recognisable shape, like one of Dor's fiends.

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She was like an engraving he had once seen of the witch Saul had used at En-dor, to call up Samuel, who was dead.

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