dumbledore

[ duhm-buhl-dawr ]

noun

, British Dialect, Archaic.

1. bumblebee ( def ).
2. cockchafer ( def ).

dumbledore

/ ˈdʌmbəlˌdɔː /

noun

1. dialect.
   a bumblebee Also (Southwest English)drumbledrane

Word History and Origins

Origin of dumbledore¹

First recorded in 1785–90; from dumble-, a combining form used for names of buzzing insects + dore, a variant spelling of dor ¹( def ); bumble ²( def )

Word History and Origins

Origin of dumbledore¹

Old English dumble , variant of drumble to move sluggishly + dor humming insect

Example Sentences

Enter the Order of the Phoenix, a secret organization founded by Dumbledore to fight Voldemort.

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He also finds allies in headmaster Albus Dumbledore (Richard Harris) and half-man-half-giant Rubeus Hagrid (Robbie Coltrane).

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Dumbledore told them there were six remaining horcruxes at the end of the last movie.

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Dumbledore asks Harry to come with him to destroy another Horcrux, signaling the beginning of the end.

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Harry suspects Draco is trying to hurt Dumbledore and seriously injures his rival with one of the Prince's spells.

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