Gulliver
['ɡʌlivə]
Definition
(noun.) a fictional Englishman who travels to the imaginary land of Lilliput in a satirical novel by Jonathan Swift.
Typist: Weldon--From WordNet
Examples
- Bessie asked if I would have a book: the word _book_ acted as a transient stimulus, and I begged her to fetch Gulliver's Travels from the library. Charlotte Bronte. Jane Eyre.
- The author of these Travels, Mr. Lemuel Gulliver, is my ancient and intimate friend; there is likewise some relation between us on the mother's side. Jonathan Swift. Gulliver's Travels into Several Remote Nations of the World.
- All the time you were out, I felt like Gulliver with the Lilliputians firing upon him. Charles Dickens. Our Mutual Friend.
Editor: Pasquale