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单词 toadeater
释义

toadeater

[ tohd-ee-ter ]
/ ˈtoʊdˌi tər /

noun

a toady.

Origin of toadeater

1565–75; toad + eater

Words nearby toadeater

TNT, T number, to, toad, toad bug, toadeater, to a degree, toadfish, toadflax, toad-in-the-hole, toad juice
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British Dictionary definitions for toadeater

toadeater
/ (ˈtəʊdˌiːtə) /

noun

a rare word for toady (def. 1)

Word Origin for toadeater

C17: originally a mountebank's assistant who would pretend to eat toads (believed to be poisonous), hence a servile flatterer, toady
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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