blockhead

[ blok-hed ]

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noun

a stupid, doltish person; dunce.
Obsolete. a piece of wood in the shape of a head, used as a block for hats or wigs.

Origin of blockhead

First recorded in 1540–50; block + head

Other words for blockhead

1	fool, nitwit, dolt, dullard, ignoramus, booby

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Other words from blockhead

blockheaded, adjective
block·head·ed·ly, adverb
block·head·ed·ness, noun
blockheadism, noun

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How to use blockhead in a sentence

It is in vain to attempt to turn a very rich blockhead into ridicule, for the laughers will be on his side.
The 'Characters' of Jean de La Bruyre | Jean de La Bruyre
A great lord says of214 your friend Timagenes that he is a blockhead, but he makes a mistake.
The 'Characters' of Jean de La Bruyre | Jean de La Bruyre
I do not require you to reply that Timagenes is a clever man, but only dare think he is not a blockhead.
The 'Characters' of Jean de La Bruyre | Jean de La Bruyre
But you are a blockhead, and it is tiresome to have to do with you.
Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine - Volume 62, No. 384, October 1847 | Various
Sometimes the teacher lost patience with him, and generally concluded: "Go back to your place, you are a blockhead."
The Precipice | Ivan Goncharov

British Dictionary definitions for blockhead

blockhead

/ (ˈblɒkˌhɛd) /

noun

derogatory a stupid person

Derived forms of blockhead

blockheaded, adjective
blockheadedly, adverb
blockheadedness, noun

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