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Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
idiot/ˈɪdiət/
▶noun
  • 1 informal a stupid person.
  • 2 archaic a person of low intelligence.
– derivatives
idiotic adjective,
idiotically adverb.
– origin ME: via OFr. from L. idiota ‘ignorant person’, from Gk idiōtēs ‘layman, ignorant person’, from idios ‘own’.



'idiot' also found in these Oxford entries:
Forum discussions with the word(s) "idiot" in the title:
"Settle that idiot's account at once, please."
blinking idiot
I think he'd dismissed me as an idiot [meaning]
I went over the idiot's head.
I wish I hadn't married that idiot
idiot-proof, idiot-proofing
In flux an idiot mean.
Japanese idiot
no idiot or insane person
Oh! then for the poor Idiot Boy!
that idiot of a driver...
the idiot's guide
you<?> idiot! [Why no comma?]

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