Standard Lemma guide
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noun
A person who speaks or makes noise to no effect, as a flattering toady or empty orator.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: literary
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noun
Ellipsis of bombinator toad.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: abbreviation, alt-of, ellipsis
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History
From bombinate + -or. Frog sense, New Latin (genus name), agent noun form of Medieval Latin bombināre, from Late Latin bombitare (“to buzz or hum”).
