Waldo

[wawl-doh, wol-]

noun

1. Pierre or Peter, died c1217, French merchant and religious reformer, declared a heretic: founder of the Waldenses.

waldo

/ ˈwɔːldəʊ /

noun

1. a gadget for manipulating objects by remote control

Word History and Origins

Origin of waldo¹

C20: named after Waldo F. Jones, inventor in a science-fiction story by Robert Heinlein

Example Sentences

For starters, any rideshare option may seem easy enough on the way there, but quickly turns into a game of “Where’s Waldo?” when pick-up comes around.

From Los Angeles Times

Victor’s screenplay earned her the Waldo Salt Screenwriting Award at the Sundance Film Festival this year, where the film had its premiere.

From Los Angeles Times

“Sorry, Baby” premiered earlier this year at the Sundance Film Festival, where it won the Waldo Salt Screenwriting Award and was picked up for distribution by indie powerhouse A24.

From Los Angeles Times

While the phrase originates from Ralph Waldo Emerson’s “Concord Hymn” and refers specifically to the Battle of Concord, the first shots of the Revolutionary War were actually fired earlier that day in Lexington.

From Slate

Security camera video shows the suspects walking by a pool at a home on Waldo Place and ducking out of sight behind a trampoline, before climbing up a hill.

From Los Angeles Times