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noun
A person like an ostrich; someone who ignores facts or reality or someone who lacks responsibility.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: uncommon
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
History
Coined by Arthur Koestler in 1963, irregularly formed from Late Latin strūthiō (“ostrich”)
