Meaning

2 senses
  1. (obsolete)A jester or fool.

  2. (obsolete)An idiot.

Origin

Uncertain; perhaps from dizzy + -ard. Compare dotard.

Uncertain; perhaps from dizzy + -ard. Compare dotard.

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Forms

plural: dizzards

Word family

1 related words
Deriveddizzardly

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
dizzard — meaning, examples, forms, synonyms | Krumeto