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10 Language-to-English Dictionaries点头者
Pronunciation / Transliteration: diǎn tóu zhě
"台下有几个不断点头者表示赞同。"
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
A person who nods their head, especially in agreement, approval, or assent.
"The politician looked out at the audience, spotting several enthusiastic nodder in the front row." - 2
A person whose head drops forward in sleep or drowsiness; a bobber.
"He was a frequent nodder during the long, monotonous afternoon lecture."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the verb 'nod' (Middle English 'noden', possibly of Germanic origin) combined with the agent suffix '-er'. First recorded in the late 16th century, originally denoting someone who nods drowsily, it later evolved to describe someone who nods in agreement, assent, or compliance.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Nodder" is said worldwide
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personne qui fait oui de la tête
Transliteration: peʁ.sɔn ki fɛ wi də la tɛd
"Il cherchait l'approbation du premier qui fait oui de la tête."
Nicker
Transliteration: ˈnɪkɐ
"Er suchte unter den Zuhörern nach zustimmenden Nickern."
annuente
Transliteration: anˈnwɛn.te
"Il pubblico era pieno di annuenti silenziosi."
asentidor
Transliteration: a.sen.tiˈðoɾ
"El orador vio a un asentidor en la primera fila."
acenador
Transliteration: a.se.naˈdoɾ
"Ele era um acenador constante durante a reunião."
सिर हिलाने वाला
Transliteration: sir hilane wala
"सभा में कई सिर हिलाने वाले लोग बैठे थे।"
点头者
Transliteration: diǎn tóu zhě
"台下有几个不断点头者表示赞同。"
끄덕이는 사람
Transliteration: kkeudeogineun saram
"그는 청중 속에서 고개를 끄덕이는 사람을 찾았다."
頷く人
Transliteration: unazuku hito
"講演中、熱心に頷く人が何人かいた。"
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