ˈabdəˌrīt noun
( -s )
Usage: usually capitalized
Etymology: Latin Abderita, Abderites, from Greek Abdēritēs, from Abdēra, whose inhabitants were reputedly stupid + Greek -itēs -ite
1. : a native or inhabitant of Abdera
2. : simpleton , scoffer
ˈabdəˌrīt noun
( -s )
Usage: usually capitalized
Etymology: Latin Abderita, Abderites, from Greek Abdēritēs, from Abdēra, whose inhabitants were reputedly stupid + Greek -itēs -ite
1. : a native or inhabitant of Abdera
2. : simpleton , scoffer
Webster's New International English Dictionary. Новый международный словарь английского языка Webster. 2012