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didapper.

A small diving water bird frequenting rivers and fresh waters, specifically a little grebe or dabchick.

8 characters3 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun
  1. A small diving water bird frequenting rivers and fresh waters, specifically a little grebe or dabchick.

  2. A scoundrel, a worthless person

    derogatory · obsolete
Where this word comes from

From Middle English dydoppar, from earlier douedoppe, deuedep, dyuedap with agentive suffix -er, from Old English dūfedoppa (“diving bird, pelican”), from dūfan (“to dive”) + *doppa (“diver”) (whence modern English dop (“diving bird”)). By surface analysis, dive + dop + -er.

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