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What (who) is simpleton - definition
simpleton
A PERSON WHOSE FOOLISH ACTIONS ARE THE SUBJECT OF OFTEN-REPEATED STORIES
Simpletons; Simpleton (folklore); Simpleton (stock character)
(simpletons)
If you call someone a simpleton, you think they are easily deceived or not very intelligent.
'But Ian's such a simpleton', she laughed...
N-COUNT [disapproval]
Simpleton
A PERSON WHOSE FOOLISH ACTIONS ARE THE SUBJECT OF OFTEN-REPEATED STORIES
Simpletons; Simpleton (folklore); Simpleton (stock character)
·noun A person of weak intellect; a silly person.
simpleton
A PERSON WHOSE FOOLISH ACTIONS ARE THE SUBJECT OF OFTEN-REPEATED STORIES
Simpletons; Simpleton (folklore); Simpleton (stock character)
¦ noun a foolish or gullible person.
Origin
C17: from simple, on the pattern of surnames derived from place names ending in -ton.
Examples of use of simpleton
1. His transformation from a simpleton to a criminal is amongst the high points of his performance.
2. Though a village simpleton his character isn‘t sketched as downright dumb.
3. Only a simpleton could believe that the Olmert government will negotiate with Damascus.
4. One‘s a barely–literate simpleton from the sticks who‘s made the whole world laugh this week.
5. He seemed to be a simpleton and was nicknamed The Gaper because of his habit of wandering around open mouthed.