English Dictionary

dotterel

/ˈdɒtɹəl/

noun

A gullible fool, especially an elderly person with impaired faculties. / A small brown-and-black bird, Charadrius morinellus, of the plover family.

He is such a dotterel, always falling for scams.

意味（1）

A gullible fool, especially an elderly person with impaired faculties.

This poor dotterel, Sir Arthur, is playing fast and loose with me.

意味（2）

A small brown-and-black bird, Charadrius morinellus, of the plover family.

意味（3）

(Australia, New Zealand) Any of various small birds of Australasia thought to resemble the Eurasian dotterel.