First published 1921; not fully revised
† zumbadornoun
Factsheet
What does the noun zumbador mean?
There is one meaning in OED's entry for the noun zumbador. See ‘Meaning & use’ for definition, usage, and quotation evidence.
This word is now obsolete. It is only recorded in the mid 1700s.
Entry status
OED is undergoing a continuous programme of revision to modernize and improve definitions. This entry has not yet been fully revised.
Where does the noun zumbador come from?
Earliest known use
mid 1700s
The only known use of the noun zumbador is in the mid 1700s.
OED's earliest evidence for zumbador is from 1758, in a translation by John Adams.
zumbador is a borrowing from Spanish.
Nearby entries
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- Zulu, n. & adj.1824–
- Zulu, v.1882–
- Zuludom, n.1867–
- Zulu hat, n.1879–
- Zuluize, v.1852–
- Zulu time, n.1959–
- zumbador, n.1758–64
- zumbi, n.1704–
- zumboorukchee, n.1840–
- Zuñi, n.1834–
- zunyite, n.1885–
- zuppa, n.1961–
- Zurich, n.1870–
- Zuricher, n.1673–
- zurla, n.1940–
- zurlite, n.1826–
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Etymology
Summary
A borrowing from Spanish.
< Spanish, < zumbar to hum.
Meaning & use
Obsolete.
- 1758–64A hummingbird of South America.
- 1758
Partridges, condors, and zumbadores or hummers.
J. Adams, translation of A. de Ulloa, Voyage to South-America vol. I. vi. viii. 474 - 1764
The swift-wing'd zumbadore The mountain-desert startl'd with his hum.
J. Grainger, Sugar-cane i. 46
the world animals birds perching birds order Apodiformes [nouns] family Trochilidae (humming-bird) unspecified and miscellaneous types of- zumbador1758–64A hummingbird of South America.
- sunbeam1769–Originally: any of various brightly-coloured or iridescent hummingbirds native to South America. In later use spec.: any of the South American…
- black warrior1831–a. North American. Harlan's hawk, now regarded as a red-tailed hawk of the subspecies Buteo jamaicensis harlani (now historical); †b. a…
- hermit-bird1837–a. A hummingbird of genus Phaëthornis; b. a South American Halcyonide bird of genus Monasa, a nun-bird.
- Anna's hummingbird1839–A hummingbird native to western North America, Calypte anna, the male of which has a pinkish-red head and throat.
- jacobin1843–A hummingbird of the genus Heliothrix, having neck-feathers resembling a hood.
- straight-tail1843The horned sungem hummingbird, Heliactin bilophus, the tail of which has elongated central feathers.
- vervain hummingbird1847–A very small hummingbird with grey and green plumage, Mellisuga minima, native to the Caribbean.
- wedge-bill1848–A bird with a wedge-shaped bill, as (a) the Australian Sphenostoma cristatum; (b) a South American hummingbird of the genus Schistes.
- warrior1852–99A helmetcrest hummingbird (genus Oxypogon), native to South America and having (in the male) a long crest on the head. Obsolete.
- fiery topaz1854–A large South American hummingbird, Topaza pyra, the male of which has metallic orange and red plumage on the back and belly.
- sungem1856–(More fully horned sungem) a hummingbird native to Brazil, Bolivia, and Suriname, Heliactin bilophus, which has bronze-green upperparts, white…
- wood-star1859–A name for several species of hummingbirds, as those of the genus Calothorax and the Bahama sheartail, Doricha evelynæ.
- calliope1861–A very small North American hummingbird, Stellula calliope, which migrates to Central America in winter; = calliope hummingbird, n.
- rainbow1861–Any of several South American hummingbirds of the genus Coeligena; spec. (more fully Andean rainbow) = rainbow starfrontlet, n.
- sabre-wing1861–A hummingbird of the genus Campylopterus (and related genera).
- sawbill1861–A name applied to various birds with serrated bills. A hummingbird of the genus Rhamphodon (also sawbill hummingbird).
- swallowtail1861–Applied to various animals having a forked tail. A hummingbird of the genus Eupetomena.
- sword-bill1861–A South American hummingbird, Docimastes ensiferus, with a very long bill.
- thorn-bill1861–a. A hummingbird of the South American genus Rhamphomicron; b. any of several small warblers of the genus Acanthiza or a closely related genus…
- visor-bearer1861–A Brazilian bird having head-feathers arranged like a visor.
- wood-nymph1861–Name for certain species of hummingbird, esp. of the genus Thalurania (Gould).
- puffleg1869–Any of various South American hummingbirds of the genera Eriocnemis and Haplophaedia, which are characterized by a prominent tuft of white down…
- calliope hummingbird1872–A very small North American hummingbird, Stellula calliope, which migrates to Central America in winter.
- flame-bearer1882–A book-name for the genus Selasphorus of hummingbirds, characterized by the great brilliancy of the gorgets of the males.
- starry hummer1884The calliope hummingbird, Selaphorus calliope, the male of which has a white throat marked with iridescent wine-red streaks.
- shear-tail1885–a. dialect a name for the Common Tern (Sterna fluviatilis); b. a Peruvian bird (Thaumastura cora).
- plature1890A racket-tailed hummingbird of the former genus Platurus, which included the racket-tailed coquette, Discosura longicaudus, found from Venezuela to…
- rainbow starfrontlet1966–A hummingbird, Coeligena iris, which has mainly greenish and chestnut plumage with colourful iridescent patches on the crown and breast, occurring in…