Isidor

or Is·i·dore

[ iz-i-dawr, -dohr ]

/ ˈɪz ɪˌdɔr, -ˌdoʊr /

noun

a male given name.

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We’ve gathered some interesting words donated to English from Portuguese … as well as some that just don’t translate at all. Do you know what they mean?

Question 1 of 11

Which of the following animal names traces its immediate origin to Portuguese?

owl

crow

piranha

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Words nearby Isidor

Ishum, Ishvara, Isiac, isidioid, isidium, Isidor, Isidora, Isidore of Seville, Isidorus of Miletus, ISIL, Isin

Example sentences from the Web for Isidor

The Daily Pic: Around 1920, Isidor Kaufmann sought to capture the look of his community.
Icons of Jewishness|Blake Gopnik|January 29, 2013|DAILY BEAST
Doctor Anderwelt was a learned man, and the warm personal friend of Isidor Werner.
Pharaoh's Broker|Ellsworth Douglass
Isidor Straus knew when and how to sell his cotton-bills—he was, in every sense of the word, a born merchant.
The Romance of a Great Store|Edward Hungerford
Next we stopped at Athens, where we met my brother Isidor and his wife, who were making a tour of the Orient.
Under Four Administrations|Oscar S. Straus

Grant realized instantly that Isidor G. Ingerman was a foeman worthy of even a novelist's skill in repartee.
The Postmaster's Daughter|Louis Tracy
In it Nathan Straus was perhaps more often seen than Isidor, who always was of a quieter and more retiring nature.
The Romance of a Great Store|Edward Hungerford

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