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Dumbledore
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dumbledore
English
Alternative forms
Albus Dumbledore
Etymology
From the character Albus Dumbledore in the Harry Potter series. The surname was coined from en dumbledore.
Noun
A wise and kindly older male mentor, especially a wizard-like figure.
en A face like Leonardo's is difficult to forget. It's the wise, old man we have seen plenty of times, the image we have learnt to associate with goodness, kindness, with the wise man who knows everything, fixes everything and whose main purpose in this life is helping others. He is the Dumbledore of the Renaissance, a reassuring, safe grandfather figure. Pen & Sword Books The Real Leonardo Da Vinci Rose Sgueglia 2021
en Dr. C's office was lined with diplomas and emeritus robes, which, combined with his white hair and calm demeanor, gave him the air of having multiple lifetimes under his belt—the Dumbledore of the infectious disease world. 284 https://www.google.com/books/edition/The_Wellness_Project/D2K0DgAAQBAJ?hl=en&gbpv=1&dq=%22the+dumbledore+of%22+-%22harry+potter%22&pg=PA284&printsec=frontcover Penguin Publishing Group The Wellness Project: How I Learned to Do Right by My Body, Without Giving Up My Life Phoebe Lapine 2017
en I inherited my uncle Dave's bad knees. I can only hope I inherited some of his writing skills as well. He is a wizard with words, the Dumbledore of poetry. 100 https://www.google.com/books/edition/Not_Afraid_of_the_Fall/kns3DwAAQBAJ?hl=en&gbpv=1&dq=%22the+dumbledore+of%22+-%22harry+potter%22&pg=PA100&printsec=frontcover Inkshares Not Afraid of the Fall: 114 Days Through 38 Cities in 15 Countries Kyle James 2017
Related terms
en Dumble Dumbledorian,Dumbledorean Dumbles Dumby,Dumbly Grindeldore
en eponyms terms derived from Harry Potter
en Fictional characters