simpleton
noun/ˈsɪmpltən/
/ˈsɪmpltən/
(old-fashioned, offensive)- a person who you think is silly or stupid and can be easily trickedWord Originmid 17th cent.: from simple, on the pattern of surnames derived from place names ending in -ton.
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