dotard

[ doh-terd ]

noun

1. a person exhibiting a decline in mental faculties, especially as a result of aging.
2. doater ².

dotard

/ ˈdəʊtəd /

noun

1. a person who is weak-minded, esp through senility

Derived Forms

• ˈdotardly, adjective

Other Words From

• dotard·ly adverb

Word History and Origins

Origin of dotard¹

First recorded in 1350–1400; Middle English doterd, dooterd, dootarde; dote, -ard

Word History and Origins

Origin of dotard¹

C14: from dote + -ard

Example Sentences

They also saw the Hunter Biden thing, however, as a diversion from the same president whom they believe to be simultaneously a dotard and a master of smoke and mirrors.

From Slate

He exchanged “love letters” with then US President Donald Trump before their three meetings – a man he once called a “dotard” suddenly became “special”.

From BBC

That unprecedented document, the Panmunjom Declaration, set the stage for meetings between Trump and Kim Jong Un, who had until then been slinging insults at one another, with Trump belittling Kim as “little rocket man” and Kim calling Trump a “dotard” — or a senile old person.

From Los Angeles Times

To them Trump is “stupid”, “dumb”, “inarticulate”, “a liar”, a “dotard” or some other derisive label.

From Salon

President Donald Trump as “a mentally deranged U.S. dotard” and called Barack Obama a monkey.

From Seattle Times