Associations to the word «Nimrod»

Wiktionary

NIMROD, noun. (chiefly US) (informal) (pejorative) A silly or foolish person; An idiot.
NIMROD, proper noun. (biblical) A grandson of Ham; a mighty hunter and king of Shinar.
NIMROD, proper noun. A British biplane fighter aircraft manufactured by Hawker Aircraft in the early 1930s.
NIMROD, proper noun. A British maritime patrol aircraft manufactured by Hawker Siddeley, in use from 1969 until 2011.
NIMROD, noun. Alternative letter-case form of nimrod

Dictionary definition

NIMROD, noun. (Old Testament) a famous hunter.

Wise words

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