1. a skillful hunter
Usage: literary; biblical reference
2. a foolish or stupid person
Usage: slang; informal

Examples

• The old nimrod could track deer through any terrain.
• He was known as a nimrod who never returned empty-handed from a hunt.
• Don’t be such a nimrod and read the instructions first.
• That nimrod forgot his keys again.
• The nimrod spent hours looking for his glasses while wearing them.
• She called him a nimrod for trying to push a door marked ‘pull’.