Illustration of loggerhead
- loggerhead 2a
loggerhead
noun
log·ger·head ˈlȯ-gər-ˌhed 
ˈlä-
1
chiefly dialectal
a
: blockhead
b
: head
especially : a disproportionately large head
2
a
: a very large chiefly carnivorous sea turtle (Caretta caretta) of subtropical and temperate waters
b
: alligator snapping turtle
3
: an iron tool consisting of a long handle terminating in a ball or bulb that is heated and used to melt tar or to heat liquids
Synonyms
- airhead
- birdbrain
- blockhead
- bonehead
- bubblehead
- chowderhead
- chucklehead
- clodpoll
- clodpole
- clot [British]
- cluck
- clunk
- cretin
- cuddy [British dialect]
- cuddie
- deadhead
- dim bulb [slang]
- dimwit
- dip
- dodo
- dolt
- donkey
- doofus [slang]
- dope
- dork [slang]
- dullard
- dum-dum
- dumbbell
- dumbhead
- dummkopf
- dummy
- dunce
- dunderhead
- fathead
- gander
- golem
- goof
- goon
- half-wit
- hammerhead
- hardhead
- idiot
- ignoramus
- imbecile
- jackass
- know-nothing
- knucklehead
- lamebrain
- loon
- lump
- lunkhead
- meathead
- mome [archaic]
- moron
- mug [chiefly British]
- mutt
- natural
- nimrod [slang]
- nincompoop
- ninny
- ninnyhammer
- nit [chiefly British]
- nitwit
- noddy
- noodle
- numskull
- numbskull
- oaf
- pinhead
- prat [British]
- ratbag [chiefly Australian]
- saphead
- schlub [slang]
- shlub
- schnook [slang]
- simpleton
- stock
- stupe
- stupid
- thickhead
- turkey
- woodenhead
- yahoo
- yo-yo
See all Synonyms & Antonyms 
Example Sentences
that loggerhead couldn't find the business end of a cow even if his life depended on it
Recent Examples on the Web Two massive loggerhead sea turtles were rescued after they were found on Galveston Island last week, according to Texas A&M's Gulf Center for Sea Turtle Research. 
Ariana Garcia, Chron, 30 Aug. 2022 The International Drive attraction also saluted the shelled millennial with a giveaway of 22 loggerhead turtle plushes to visitors. Dewayne Bevil, Orlando Sentinel, 25 Aug. 2022 The loggerhead sea turtles of Florida’s Space Coast are on track to set higher records for nests. Fox News, 22 July 2022 The 15 loggerhead sea turtles and two green sea turtles were released back into the wild after months of rehabilitation at the Sea Turtle Rescue Center in central Israel. Oded Balilty, ajc, 8 July 2022 During the summer months, endangered sperm whales, bottlenose dolphins and threatened loggerhead sea turtles have been spotted in the canyon. Anna Phillips, Anchorage Daily News, 8 June 2022 As of May 22, Indian River County tallied 55 leatherback nests, 569 loggerhead nests and one green turtle nest. Patrick Connolly, Orlando Sentinel, 30 May 2022 Farren Dell, an assistant naturalist at Gulf State Park, said the saga began on Monday, Oct. 4, when a fisherman on the pier first hooked the loggerhead. al, 14 Oct. 2021 The adult female loggerhead turtles were released into the surf Friday on the beach at Jekyll Island. From Usa Today Network And Wire Reports, USA TODAY, 19 Apr. 2022 See More
Ariana Garcia, Chron, 30 Aug. 2022 The International Drive attraction also saluted the shelled millennial with a giveaway of 22 loggerhead turtle plushes to visitors. Dewayne Bevil, Orlando Sentinel, 25 Aug. 2022 The loggerhead sea turtles of Florida’s Space Coast are on track to set higher records for nests. Fox News, 22 July 2022 The 15 loggerhead sea turtles and two green sea turtles were released back into the wild after months of rehabilitation at the Sea Turtle Rescue Center in central Israel. Oded Balilty, ajc, 8 July 2022 During the summer months, endangered sperm whales, bottlenose dolphins and threatened loggerhead sea turtles have been spotted in the canyon. Anna Phillips, Anchorage Daily News, 8 June 2022 As of May 22, Indian River County tallied 55 leatherback nests, 569 loggerhead nests and one green turtle nest. Patrick Connolly, Orlando Sentinel, 30 May 2022 Farren Dell, an assistant naturalist at Gulf State Park, said the saga began on Monday, Oct. 4, when a fisherman on the pier first hooked the loggerhead. al, 14 Oct. 2021 The adult female loggerhead turtles were released into the surf Friday on the beach at Jekyll Island. From Usa Today Network And Wire Reports, USA TODAY, 19 Apr. 2022 See More Word History
Etymology
probably from English dialect logger block of wood + English head
First Known Use
1588, in the meaning defined at sense 1a
Phrases Containing loggerhead
Kids Definition
loggerhead
noun
log·ger·head ˈlȯ-gər-ˌhed
ˈlä-
: a very large sea turtle found in the warmer parts of the Atlantic Ocean
at loggerheads
phrase
as in divided
disagreeing with each other The two found themselves at loggerheads about whether to proceed with the project. Synonyms & Similar Words
Relevance
- divided
- split
- at odds
- disunited
- cohesionless
- fractionated
- balkanized
- fractionalized
- factious
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
- unanimous
- united
- undivided