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 • Feb. 4, 2026

We’ve found 23 species of dung beetle in a single cowpat, one of which – the violet dor beetle – hasn’t been seen in Sussex for 50 years.

From The Guardian • Aug. 25, 2018

No entanto, quando o menino começou a ter dificuldades para correr e a reclamar de dor nos joelhos, dos Santos percebeu que havia algo errado.

From New York Times • Sep. 16, 2017

To negotiate with the Russians, says an American ambassa dor, "you must have enormous patience, doggedness, fantastically thick skin and the ability to hit hard."

From Time Magazine Archive

San dor Clegane wrenched off his helm with both hands and let it fall to the ground.

From "A Clash of Kings" by George R.R. Martin