Waldo
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of waldo
C20: named after Waldo F. Jones, inventor in a science-fiction story by Robert Heinlein
Example Sentences
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Author Ralph Waldo Emerson, one of the most popular public lecturers of the day, was among the intellectuals who came out against spirit communication.
From Literature
Noonan also won Sundance’s Waldo Salt screenwriting award for the script.
From Los Angeles Times
Other American paragons of virtue who were publicly opposed at the time: William Lloyd Garrison, Ralph Waldo Emerson and Frederick Douglass.
From Los Angeles Times
“Now, I completely know what it means. Waldo, this protagonist, her voice — I was waking up in the middle of the night thinking of this character.”
From Los Angeles Times
Elsewhere, she imbued the story with elements of familiarity: Waldo has similar unruly curls to McCurdy’s; Waldo’s best friend is Mormon, the religion in which McCurdy was raised; and Waldo lives in Anchorage, where McCurdy’s partner of nine years is from, and where McCurdy said she has spent many months.
From Los Angeles Times
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