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moper

1 9.9

An old word for a person who is foolish or slow to understand

noun
/ˈmoʊpər/

Offensive

: necio (arcaico, ofensivo)

The character in the play was mocked as a moper for his silly mistakes.

Examples

In the old village, a moper was someone who could not keep up with the others.
He was unfairly called a moper despite his honest efforts to help.
Don't be such a moper!
Tommy is a notorious moper who never seems happy.
The villagers often regarded him as a moper because he struggled to grasp simple concepts.
In the story, the townspeople viewed the young boy as a moper due to his frequent blunders.
Despite his intelligence, he was labeled a moper for his naivety in social situations.

Synonyms

nitwit

vsmoper

Offensive

34 7.9

A person who acts silly and not very smart

is an older, archaic label for similar simple-mindedness rather than modern slang

rube

vsmoper

Offensive

22 9.9

A person from the countryside who is not used to city life

focuses on lack of worldliness rather than pure foolishness or archaic usage

simpleton

vsmoper

Offensive

20 7.3

A person who is not very smart and trusts people easily

is the archaic label for someone judged simple rather than a modern insult

ignoramus

vsmoper

Offensive

15 8.3

A person who does not know much

focuses on lack of knowledge rather than archaic simple-mindedness

mook

vsmoper

Offensive

14 9.9

A foolish person who is easy to trick or control

is the archaic term for simple-mindedness rather than an insult about status

gomer

vsmoper

Offensive

14 9.9

A person who acts silly or clumsy and makes others laugh

is the more archaic expression for similar simple-minded behaviour

nincompoop

vsmoper

Offensive

13 8.4

A person who acts in a very silly way

is the archaic way to mark simple-mindedness rather than modern slang

numbskull

vsmoper

Offensive

12 6.8

A person who is not very smart and often acts without thinking

is the older archaic form used for comparable lack of sense

Muppet

vsmoper

Offensive

12 9.5

A person who is foolish and makes silly mistakes

is the archaic label for a simple-minded person rather than a comic insult

dumbo

vsmoper

Offensive

6 8.7

A person who is not very smart

is the archaic way to mark such simplicity rather than contemporary banter

dullard

vsmoper

Offensive

5 7.8

A person who is slow to understand things

is the archaic descriptor of the same slowness rather than a modern insult

lamebrain

vsmoper

Offensive

3 9.3

A person who is not very smart

is the archaic way to classify such lack of sense rather than current insult

dunderhead

vsmoper

Offensive

3 9.1

A person who often does foolish things or makes simple mistakes

is the archaic label for similar low intelligence rather than current slang

jughead

vsmoper

Offensive

3 9.9

Someone who behaves in a silly or foolish way

is the archaic descriptor of simple-mindedness rather than a modern schoolyard name

chowderhead

vsmoper

Offensive

3 9.9

A person who behaves in a silly or stupid way

is the older archaic term applied to similar foolish behaviour

dummkopf

vsmoper

Offensive

2 9.9

A rude name for a person who is very silly or not smart

is an older, archaic descriptor for the same lack of sense

bobo

vsmoper

Offensive

2 9.8

A person who behaves in a silly or foolish way

is the archaic form of calling someone simple rather than recent slang

plonker

vsmoper

Offensive

1 9.9

A foolish person who often does stupid things

is the archaic descriptor for simple-mindedness rather than modern regional slang

mooncalf

vsmoper

Offensive

1 9.9

A person who is silly and forgetful

is broadly archaic and labels simple-minded people rather than modern fools

barney

vsmoper

Offensive

1 8.8

A person who behaves in a silly or foolish way

is the archaic way to denote such simple-minded behaviour rather than casual talk

simple

vsmoper

Offensive

1 9.9

A person who is not very intelligent

is used here as an archaic descriptor rather than a neutral adjective

dumbhead

vsmoper

Offensive

1 9.8

A rude word for a person who is very stupid

is an archaic label for simple-mindedness rather than a modern strong insult

potato head

vsmoper

Offensive

1 8.4

A person who behaves in a foolish or silly way

is the older archaic expression for simple-mindedness rather than light teasing

tosspot

vsmoper

Offensive

1 9.9

A person who often drinks too much and behaves foolishly

ties foolishness to drunkenness, unlike the key which only denotes archaic simplicity

pudding head

vsmoper

Offensive

1 9.9

A person who is not very smart

is used here as an older, archaic way to mark foolishness

muttonhead

vsmoper

Offensive

1 9.9

A person who acts in a silly or stupid way

is the archaic style of calling out low intelligence rather than modern slang

lackwit

vsmoper

Offensive

1 9.9

A person who is silly and not very clever

is the more archaic description rather than the later informal form

coconut head

vsmoper

Offensive

1 9.9

A person who acts foolishly and lacks common sense

is the archaic label for simple-mindedness rather than casual modern banter

mome

vsmoper

Offensive

1 9.9

A person who is foolish and easily tricked

is recorded as an older, archaic label rather than later colloquial use

divvy

vsmoper

Offensive

1 9.9

A foolish person who makes simple mistakes

is the older archaic way of calling someone simple rather than recent British slang

nar

vsmoper

Offensive

1 9.9

A person who behaves in a silly way

is treated as an older, archaic name rather than current casual speech

blubberhead

vsmoper

Offensive

1 9.9

A person who behaves in a foolish way

is the older archaic label for similar simple-mindedness rather than modern ridicule

noddy

vsmoper

Offensive

1 9.9

A person who behaves in a silly way

is the archaic label for low intelligence rather than modern slang

looby

vsmoper

Offensive

1 9.9

A clumsy person who often makes silly mistakes

is the older, archaic expression for the same simple-minded idea

fatuus

vsmoper

Offensive

1 9.9

An old word for a foolish or silly person

matches the same old usage but is noted as archaic in style

timberdoodle

vsmoper

Offensive

1 9.9

A foolish or awkward person

is the archaic descriptor for simple-mindedness rather than regional dialect use

villanelle

vsmoper

Offensive

1 9.9

A country person thought to be simple and not educated

labels simple-mindedness generally rather than specifically rural unsophistication

benet

vsmoper

Offensive

9.9

A person who is simple and easily fooled

is the more archaic label rather than the later old-fashioned form

pudden-head

vsmoper

Offensive

9.9

A person who is not very smart

is treated as the older archaic form rather than a new insult

tumshie

vsmoper

Offensive

9.9

A foolish person who does silly things

is used here as an archaic label rather than a current dialect insult

Bergamask

vsmoper

Offensive

9.9

A person from the country who is rough, clumsy, and simple

focuses on rural unsophistication while key stresses archaic foolishness

half a head

vsmoper

Offensive

9.9

A person who is foolish and lacks common sense

is the archaic label for simple-mindedness rather than a specific insult

neo-idiot

vsmoper

Offensive

9.9

A person who acts foolishly because of new trends or technology

is archaic and general, not focused on modern trends or technology

morosoph

vsmoper

Offensive

9.9

A person who knows a lot but acts foolish

emphasizes archaic simple-mindedness rather than learned foolishness

flannelled fool

vsmoper

Offensive

9.9

A person who behaves carelessly and speaks without thinking

is the archaic term for simple-mindedness rather than a cultural stereotype

How Foolish

idiot

Offensive

∞ 1.2

simpleton

Offensive

20 7.3

moper

Offensive

1 9.9

fool

Offensive

∞ 1.4

Surface Forms

moper singular

mopers plural

Morphology

moper = mope (opaque) = mope + er

Although the form is regular, the archaic sense 'foolish or simple-minded person' does not follow from the modern verb meaning and is not guessable by learners.

Etymology

Moper has an old use from mope, which once meant 'a foolish or simple person', so in the past a moper could be someone seen as slow or silly.