English Explanatory Dictionary

waldo

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Synonym of telefactor.
name
  1. A male given name from Old English, in modern American use transferred back from the surname.
  2. A surname transferred from the given name.

Pronunciation

/ˈwɔːl.dəʊ/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Naomi Persephone Amethyst (NaomiAmethyst)-waldo.wav

Word forms

waldo waldos waldoes Waldeve Waldef Waltheof

Etymology

From the Robert A. Heinlein story Waldo, published in Astounding in 1940, derived from the name of the eponymous protagonist, Waldo F. Jones, who invented remote manipulators to overcome his own myasthenia gravis.

Synonyms

telefactor master-slave manipulator telemanipulator

Derived words

Waldoboro Waldo County
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