doryphore


Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
doryphore /ˈdɒrɪfɔː/
noun rare a pedantic and persistent critic.
– origin 1950s: from Fr., lit. ‘Colorado beetle’, from Gk doruphoros ‘spear carrier’.
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