English Explanatory Dictionary

gudgeon

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A common gudgeon, a small freshwater fish of species Gobio gobio, that is native to Eurasia.
  2. Cottus bairdii, more widely known as mottled sculpin.
  3. Any of various similar small fish of the family Eleotridae, often used as bait.
  4. Other fish, similar in appearance, principally in families Butidae and Eleotridae, but also in others.
  5. A person apt to take the bait; one easily cheated or duped; also, an idiot.
  6. Something used to lure or tempt; bait, a lure.
verb
  1. To deprive (someone) fraudulently; to cheat, to dupe.
  2. To take the bait; to be defrauded or duped.
noun
  1. A circular or cylindrical fitting, often made of metal, into which a pin or pintle fits to create a hinge or pivoting joint.
  2. In a vessel with a stern-mounted rudder: the fitting into which the pintle of the rudder fits, allowing the rudder to swing freely.

Pronunciation

/ˈɡʌdʒən/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-gudgeon.wav /ˈɡʌjən/ En-us-gudgeon.ogg

Word forms

gudgeon gudgeons gudgeoning gudgeoned

Etymology

The noun is derived from Late Middle English gojoun [and other forms], from Old French gojon, goujon (“gudgeon”), from Late Latin gōbiōnem, the accusative of gōbiō, the augmentative of Latin gōbius (“gudgeon”), from Ancient Greek κωβῐός (kōbĭós, “fish of the gudgeon kind”), probably of Semitic origin. The English word is a doublet of goby and goujon. The verb is derived from the noun.

Synonyms

goby wapper sleeper goby chump chumpion cousin cull cully dupe dotterel easy mark fall guy fish gudgeon gull juggins live one mark mug muggins pigeon rube sap saphead schlemiel sheep simp Simple Simon soft touch steamer stiff stooge sucker addle-brain addlehead addle pate airhead baboon beanbrain beetlebrain beetlehead berk bimbo birdbrain blockhead blubberbrain bonehead Boeotian boob bozo brainlet brickhead bubblehead bubble brain bufflehead buffoon Charlie chowderhead chucklehead cittern-head

Derived words

Ambon gudgeon B Amur false gudgeon G Amur longnose gudgeon G Amur white gudgeon Amur white-finned gudgeon Amur whitefin gudgeon G Anatolian gudgeon G Aru gudgeon Aru Island gudgeon E Australian carp-gudgeon E Auvergne gudgeon G Barnett River gudgeon E barred gudgeon B Beysehir gudgeon G big-headed gudgeon E black banded gudgeon E black gudgeon E black-banded gudgeon blackbanded gudgeon E black-spotted gudgeon B blind cave gudgeon blind gudgeon M blue gudgeon E brown gudgeon brown spine-cheek gudgeon E bull-headed gudgeon E Cappodocian gudgeon G carp gudgeon E Caspian gudgeon G cave gudgeon M Chersky's gudgeon Cherskii's thicklip gudgeon G Chinese false gudgeon G Chinese gudgeon B Chinese lake gudgeon G Chinese lizard gudgeon G Chornaya gudgeon G Cihanbeyli gudgeon G Cox's gudgeon Cox gudgeon E crested gudgeon B crimson-tipped flathead gudgeon crimsontip gudgeon crimson-tipped gudgeon B Dalmatian bargel-gudgeon C Daly river gudgeon E Danube delta gudgeon G Danube gudgeon Danubian gudgeon Danubian longbarbel gudgeon G deepreef gudgeon E Dniester longbarbel gudgeon G Don gudgeon G Don whitefin gudgeon G doublespot gudgeon E Drysdale gudgeon E dusky marine gudgeon E dwarf gudgeon E Eber gudgeon G ebony gudgeon E
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