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waldo.

Synonym of telefactor.

5 characters2 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈwɔːl.dəʊ/
  1. Synonym of telefactor.

Where this word comes from

From the Robert A. Heinlein story Waldo, published in Astounding in 1940, derived from the name of the eponymous protagonist, Waldo F. Jones, who invented remote manipulators to overcome his own myasthenia gravis.

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