golem

US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(gō′ləm, -lem)


WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025
go•lem  (gō′ləm, -lem),USA pronunciation n. 
  1. Judaism[Jewish Folklore.]a figure artificially constructed in the form of a human being and endowed with life.
  2. a stupid and clumsy person;
    blockhead.
  3. an automaton.
  • Hebrew gōlem embryo, larva, cocoon
  • Yiddish goylem)
  • (1895–1900


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