单词 | panjandrum |
释义 | panjandrum[ pan-jan-druhm ] / pænˈdʒæn drəm / SEE SYNONYMS FOR panjandrum ON THESAURUS.COM nouna self-important or pretentious official. Origin of panjandrum1745–55; pseudo-Latin word (based on pan-) coined by Samuel Foote (1720–77), English dramatist and actor Words nearby panjandrumpanini, paniolo, Pan-Islamism, panivorous, Panjabi, panjandrum, Panjim, pan juice, Pankhurst, panko, P'an Ku Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for panjandrumBritish Dictionary definitions for panjandrumpanjandrum / (pænˈdʒændrəm) / nouna pompous self-important official or person of rank Word Origin for panjandrumC18: after a character, the Grand Panjandrum, in a nonsense work (1755) by Samuel Foote, English playwright and actor Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 |
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