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DUMMY definition: 1. a small, rubber object that a baby sucks to stop it crying 2. a stupid person: 3. a model of a…. Learn more.
4 days ago · 1. countable noun. A dummy is a model of a person, often used to display clothes. ...the bottom half of a shop-window dummy. ...the ventriloquist's dummy. 2. countable noun [oft NOUN noun] You can use dummy to refer to things that are not real, but have been made to look or behave as if they are real.
A dummy is a type of doll that looks like a person. Entertainers called ventriloquists can make dummies appear to talk. The automobile industry uses dummies in cars to study how safe cars are during a crash. A dummy can also be anything that looks real but doesn’t work: a fake.
Synonyms for DUMMY: fake, faux, synthetic, simulated, artificial, imitation, false, mock; Antonyms of DUMMY: real, natural, genuine, true, legitimate, bona fide, valuable, authentic
Definition of dummy noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
always used before a noun. : looking real but not functioning or able to be used. They took apart a dummy bomb. a dummy corporation [=a corporation that is not real] a dummy pill [= placebo] DUMMY meaning: 1 : a stupid person; 2 : a doll that is shaped like and is as large as a person.
a person who has nothing to say or who takes no active part in affairs. one put forward to act for others while pretending to act for himself or herself. [ Slang.] [ Offensive.]a person who lacks the power of speech. a person who is always silent. Games (in bridge) the hand which is exposed and played by the person who has won the bidding.
