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bombinator

The English word “bombinator” has 1 meaning listed here.

noun

  1. A person who speaks or makes noise to no effect, as a flattering toady or empty orator.

Etymology

From bombinate + -or. Frog sense, New Latin (genus name), agent noun form of Medieval Latin bombināre, from Late Latin bombitare (“to buzz or hum”).

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