dorr

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/dɔː(ɹ)/

noun

A dor, or dorbeetle.

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Meanings

dorr1

noundorr (plural dorrs)

plural dorrs

  1. A dor, or dorbeetle.
  2. obsoleteA drone or idler; a lazy person.

    […]live idle themselves, lyke dorres

    1551, Thomas More, “(please specify the Internet Archive page)”, in Raphe Robynson [i.e., Ralph Robinson], transl., A Fruteful, and Pleasaunt Worke of the Best State of a Publyque Weale, and of the Newe Yle Called Utopia: […], London: […] [Steven Mierdman for] Abraham Vele, […], →OCLC

Dorr2

proper nounDorr (countable and uncountable, plural Dorrs)

plural Dorrs

  1. countableuncountableA surname.
  2. countableuncountableA township in McHenry County, Illinois, United States, named after Thomas Wilson Dorr.
  3. countableuncountableA township and unincorporated community therein, in Allegan County, Michigan, United States, believed to be named after Thomas Henry Dorr.

Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

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Cite this entry
APA

dorr. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dorr

MLA

“dorr.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dorr. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “dorr,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dorr.

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