Sekirov Dictionary

parrot

/ˈpæɹət/

noun 5
verb 1
forms 4
phrases 2

noun5

•
A kind of bird, many species of which are colorful and able to mimic human speech, of the order Psittaciformes or (narrowly) of the family Psittacidae.
- I bought a wonderful parrot at the pet store.
•
(figurative) A parroter; a person who repeats the words or ideas of others.
- What kind of a parrot are you? He just said that.
(slang) A transponder.
(no longer used) A puffin.
(no longer used) channel coal.

verb1

•
To repeat (exactly what has just been said) without necessarily showing understanding, in the manner of a parrot.
- The interviewee merely parroted the views of her tabloid.

forms

parroted · parrotted · parroting · parrots

Phrases with parrot

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