zombie[noun]Synonyms: dunce, boob, chump, clod, dolt, dullard, goon, moron, nitwit, oaf, eccentric, case, character, duck, oddball, oddity, original, quiz, spook, wack
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zom‧bie /ˈzɒmbi $ ˈzɑːm-/
noun [countable][
Date: 1800-1900;
Language: Kimbundu;
Origin: nzumbi 'spirit of a dead person']
1. informal someone who moves very slowly and does not seem to be thinking about what they are doing, especially because they are very tired:
I walked around like a zombie for most of the day.2. a dead person whose body is made to move by magic, according to some African and Caribbean religions
3. (
also zombie machine/computer) a computer that someone has secretly gained control of and uses to do things such as send
spam (=unwanted emails sent to a large number of people) [TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲