/ ˈsɪmpltən; NAmE / noun
( old-fashioned ) a person who is not very intelligent and can be tricked easily
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WORD ORIGIN
mid 17th cent.: from simple , on the pattern of surnames derived from place names ending in -ton .
/ ˈsɪmpltən; NAmE / noun
( old-fashioned ) a person who is not very intelligent and can be tricked easily
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WORD ORIGIN
mid 17th cent.: from simple , on the pattern of surnames derived from place names ending in -ton .
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary. Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне. 2005