Waldo

[ wawl-doh, wol- ]

noun

1. Pierre or Peter, died c1217, French merchant and religious reformer, declared a heretic: founder of the Waldenses.

waldo

/ ˈwɔːldəʊ /

noun

1. a gadget for manipulating objects by remote control

Word History and Origins

Origin of Waldo¹

C20: named after Waldo F. Jones, inventor in a science-fiction story by Robert Heinlein

Example Sentences

Ralph Waldo Emerson once said, “Every artist was first an amateur.”

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It debuted at the Sundance Film Festival, taking home the Waldo Salt Screenwriting Award.

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We could find Waldo anywhere while tripping—like beneath a fingernail or inside our eyelid.

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Waldo Dave laughs, “It was EXACTLY like a treasure map, and we were totally excited about it.”

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Mark Twain, Thomas Hardy, Ralph Waldo Emerson, Henry David Thoreau, Francis Bacon, and John Milton all kept them, to name a few.

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The little robot just stood there for a second or two, unmoving, his waldo hands clasped firmly in front of his chest.

From Project Gutenberg

And the evidence shows that a pair of waldo hands smashed those switches.

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Ralph Waldo Emerson delivered the literary address, and two days were devoted to the examination of incoming pupils.

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Steve Waldo tried to engage his favourite table, and Mrs. Waldo suggested that it would be a good moment to get the reservations.

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Mrs. Waldo would have asked more questions if at that moment her eyes had not lighted upon a couple at an adjacent table.

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