English Explanatory Dictionary

thumbsucker

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun

Someone who sucks their thumb.
A piece of serious journalism that explains the background of current events and interprets them in a manner comforting to the intended readers.

Pronunciation

En-au-thumbsucker.ogg

Word forms

thumbsucker thumbsuckers

Etymology

From thumb + sucker, suggesting the ignorance of a thumb-sucking child who needs things explained.

Related words

think piece thumbsuck

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