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Nimrod

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Nimrod
In the Bible, a mighty hunter and king of Shinar who was a grandson of Ham and a great-grandson of Noah.
nim·rod  (nmrd)
n.
1. also Nimrod A hunter.
2. Informal A person regarded as silly, foolish, or stupid.
[After Nimrod. Sense 2, probably from the phrase "poor little Nimrod," used by the cartoon character Bugs Bunny to mock the hapless hunter Elmer Fudd.]
Nimrod [ˈnɪmrɒd]
n
1. (Christian Religious Writings / Bible) Old Testament a hunter, who was famous for his prowess (Genesis 10:8-9)
2. a person who is dedicated to or skilled in hunting Douay spelling Nemrod
Nimrodian , Nimrodic adj
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Noun1.NimrodNimrod - (Old Testament) a famous hunter      
Old Testament - the collection of books comprising the sacred scripture of the Hebrews and recording their history as the chosen people; the first half of the Christian Bible


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When the original tribes were dispersed, more than four thousand years ago, Nimrod and a large party traveled three or four hundred miles, and settled where the great city of Babylon afterwards stood.
The Innocents Abroad by Twain, Mark View in context
The Queen was abroad to-day in order to hunt, but finding it disposed to rain she kept in her coach; she hunts in a chaise with one horse, which she drives herself, and drives furiously, like Jehu, and is a mighty hunter, like Nimrod.
English Literature For Boys And Girls by Marshall, H.E. View in context
In twenty horses for saddle and draught, which I have particularly at my chateau of Pierrefonds, and which are called - Bayard, Roland, Charlemagne, Pepin, Dunois, La Hire, Ogier, Samson, Milo, Nimrod, Urganda, Armida, Flastrade, Dalilah, Rebecca, Yolande, Finette, Grisette, Lisette, and Musette.
The Man in the Iron Mask by Dumas, Alexandre View in context
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