dummy

Reading level: hard

Estimated CEFR level: C2 — Proficiency

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

  1. noun a person who does not talk
  2. noun an ignorant or foolish person
  3. noun a figure representing the human form

Etymology

From dumb + -y. Pacifier sense from dummy teat where dummy is in the sense of a nonfunctional replica.

In classic literature

Synonyms

silent person

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