saphead

Example Sentences

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But Mr. Kellow is no saphead, and he makes objectivity a great virtue.

From New York Times • Oct. 26, 2011

This kind of pitch, with its view of the consumer as saphead, is still afl too prevalent.

From Time Magazine Archive

And so he came to the saphead, and cautiously peered in.

From No Man's Land by McNeile, H. C. (Herman Cyril)

She wasn't a saphead herself, but there might be some about.

From Two Knapsacks A Novel of Canadian Summer Life by Campbell, John

"Hallie," said He, "if Billy only had your common-sense business instinct, I wouldn't ask for anything else in this world; but Billy is a saphead."

From The Early Bird A Business Man's Love Story by Brown, Arthur William