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dunderhead

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++dun·der·head /ˈdʌndəhed $ -ər-/ noun [countable] old-fashioned  STUPID/NOT INTELLIGENTsomeone who is stupid 笨蛋,蠢人
Examples from the Corpus
dunderheadIt is obvious that the dunderheads in our federal government are incapable of achieving this compromise-without-disgrace.The dunderheads etc wander in and out picking hungrily at the remains of a beetroot salad.
Origin dunderhead (1600-1700) Perhaps from Dutch donder thunder + English head
dun·der·head nounChineseSyllable
Corpus is someone who stupid


dunderhead
dunderhead /ˈdʌndəhed $ -ər-/ noun [countable] old-fashioned
 Date: 1600-1700
 Origin: Perhaps from Dutch donder 'thunder' + English head
someone who is stupid


dun·der·headBrE /ˈdʌndəhed/ 🔊NAmE /ˈdʌndərhed/ 🔊 noun (informal) a silly or stupid person 傻瓜;笨蛋