Darth Vader
English
editEtymology
edit"Darth" is a blend of dark + death (the derivation from Dark Lord of the Sith is a later development).
"Vader" is traditionally explained as being from Dutch vader (“father”). However, the idea of Vader's fatherhood was only developed for The Empire Strikes Back (after the character was introduced), making this improbable. It is more likely a shortening of invader or from the surname Vader.[1]
Pronunciation
editNoun
editDarth Vader (plural Darth Vaders)
- A powerful individual or force, particularly one that is seen as malevolent, dominating and threatening.
- 2004, Robert Whiting, The Meaning of Ichiro: The New Wave from Japan and the Transformation of Our National Pastime, page 130:
- Irabu had hired Nomura, a man with whom he obviously had a great deal in common, and, who, as we have seen, was rapidly becoming the Darth Vader of Japanese baseball.
- 2003, Marleen S. Barr, Envisioning the Future: Science Fiction and the Next Millennium, page xvii:
- Bush's missile shield plan positions him as Darth Vader.
- 2002, James Price Dillard, Michael Pfau, The Persuasion Handbook: the Persuasion Handbook (c): Developments in Theory and Practice, page 611:
- Commonly assumed to exert massive effects on the electorate, political spots (notably negative ones) have been teasingly called the Darth Vader of modern politics...
- 1998, Jon Lewis, The New American Cinema, page 108:
- In two different speeches the vice president called Malone, alternately “the Darth Vader of the cable industry,” and “[the man who runs] the cable Cosa Nostra.”
- (informal, British, rail transport) A British Rail Class 460 train.
Proper noun
editDarth Vader
- Darth Vader, a villain of the science-fantasy film series Star Wars.
- 1982, “Knight of the Phoenix”, in Knight Rider, episode 1 (television production), spoken by Michael Knight (David Hasselhoff):
- What's all this? Looks like Darth Vader's bathroom.
Derived terms
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editTranslations
editSith alter ego of Anakin Skywalker
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References
editFurther reading
edit- Darth Vader on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
- British Rail Class 460 on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
- Wookieepedia article on Darth Vader
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