bombinator
Meanings
noun
- A person who speaks or makes noise to no effect, as a flattering toady or empty orator.
- Ellipsis of bombinator toad.
Word forms
Etymology
From bombinate + -or. Frog sense, New Latin (genus name), agent noun form of Medieval Latin bombināre, from Late Latin bombitare (“to buzz or hum”).
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