Gulliver

noun

Gul·​li·​ver ˈgə-lə-vər How to pronounce Gulliver (audio)
: an Englishman in Jonathan Swift's satire Gulliver's Travels who makes voyages to the imaginary lands of the Lilliputians, Brobdingnagians, Laputans, and Houyhnhnms

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First Known Use

1726, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of Gulliver was in 1726

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“Gulliver.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Gulliver. Accessed 26 Nov. 2024.

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