dynamo

Meanings

1. 1
   noun

   An electricity generator; a dynamo-electric machine.

   "As usual, it isn't telling the truth about it or you. But your body is. I can feel its vitality like the pulse of a dynamo.".

2. 2
   noun

   An energetic person.

   That new Vice President of Marketing is a real dynamo; sales have already gone up this quarter.

A shortening of dynamo-electric machine. The element dynamo- is ultimately from Ancient Greek δύναμις (dúnamis, “power”).

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