dor

¹ American  

[dawr] / dɔr /

Or dorr

noun

1. Also dorbeetle a common European dung beetle, Geotrupes stercorarius.

2. any of several insects, as the June bug, that make a buzzing noise in flight.

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dor ² American  

[dawr] / dɔr /

noun

Archaic.

1. mockery; scorn.

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Dor. ³ American  

abbreviation

1. Dorian.

2. Doric.

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dor British  

/ dɔː /

noun

1. any European dung beetle of the genus Geotrupes and related genera, esp G. stercorarius, having a droning flight

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Etymology

Origin of dor¹

First recorded before 900; Middle English dor(r)e, Old English dora; compare Middle Low German dorte “drone”

Origin of dor²

1545–55; < Old Norse dār mockery; compare German Tor fool

Example Sentences

In the supermarket, bilingual signs pointed shoppers to bwyd môr in Welsh, or seafood, rather than boos mor, and tatws melys, or sweet potato, rather than aval dor melys.

From BBC

"North Korea is a very closed system and closed economy so they created a successful industry for hacking and laundering and they don't care about the negative impression of cyber crime," Dr Dorit Dor from cyber security company Check Point said.

From BBC

On the third floor, the theme of “Play” is put through various permutations, including the game-board compositions of Dor Maimoun’s Jacquard-weave textile painting and Michael Hambouz’s gouache on wood panel.

From New York Times

Intuition Robotics CEO Dor Skuler said the idea for ElliQ came before he launched his Israeli company eight years ago.

From Washington Times

Toronto resident and eyewitness Dor Tamang was among several people who walked across Rainbow Bridge from the US side to the Canada side on foot, leaving their vehicles behind.

From BBC