Waldo

[ wawl-doh, wol- ]

/ ˈwɔl doʊ, ˈwɒl- /

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noun

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

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Words nearby Waldo

Walden Pond, Waldenses, waldglas, waldgrave, Waldheim, Waldo, Waldorf salad, Waldstein, waldsterben, Waldwick, wale

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How to use Waldo in a sentence

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.
Unwise Child|Gordon Randall Garrett
And the evidence shows that a pair of waldo hands smashed those switches.
Unwise Child|Gordon Randall Garrett
Ralph Waldo Emerson delivered the literary address, and two days were devoted to the examination of incoming pupils.
The College, the Market, and the Court|Caroline H. Dall
Steve Waldo tried to engage his favourite table, and Mrs. Waldo suggested that it would be a good moment to get the reservations.
The Second Latchkey|Charles Norris Williamson and Alice Muriel Williamson
Mrs. Waldo would have asked more questions if at that moment her eyes had not lighted upon a couple at an adjacent table.
The Second Latchkey|Charles Norris Williamson and Alice Muriel Williamson

British Dictionary definitions for Waldo

waldo

/ (ˈwɔːldəʊ) /

noun plural -dos or -does

a gadget for manipulating objects by remote control

Word Origin for waldo

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

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