GULLIVER

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• GULLIVER (noun)
  The noun GULLIVER has 1 sense:

1. a fictional Englishman who travels to the imaginary land of Lilliput in a satirical novel by Jonathan Swift

  Familiarity information: GULLIVER used as a noun is very rare.

• GULLIVER (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

A fictional Englishman who travels to the imaginary land of Lilliput in a satirical novel by Jonathan Swift

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Instance hypernyms:

character; fictional character; fictitious character (an imaginary person represented in a work of fiction (play or film or story))

 Context 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.

(Jane Eyre, by Charlotte Brontë)

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.

(Gulliver's Travels into several remote nations of the world, by Jonathan Swift)

There is an air of truth apparent through the whole; and indeed the author was so distinguished for his veracity, that it became a sort of proverb among his neighbours at Redriff, when any one affirmed a thing, to say, it was as true as if Mr. Gulliver had spoken it.

(Gulliver's Travels into several remote nations of the world, by Jonathan Swift)

Glancing at the bookcases, I thought I could distinguish the two volumes of Bewick's British Birds occupying their old place on the third shelf, and Gulliver's Travels and the Arabian Nights ranged just above.

(Jane Eyre, by Charlotte Brontë)

This volume would have been at least twice as large, if I had not made bold to strike out innumerable passages relating to the winds and tides, as well as to the variations and bearings in the several voyages, together with the minute descriptions of the management of the ship in storms, in the style of sailors; likewise the account of longitudes and latitudes; wherein I have reason to apprehend, that Mr. Gulliver may be a little dissatisfied.

(Gulliver's Travels into several remote nations of the world, by Jonathan Swift)

Yet, when this cherished volume was now placed in my hand—when I turned over its leaves, and sought in its marvellous pictures the charm I had, till now, never failed to find—all was eerie and dreary; the giants were gaunt goblins, the pigmies malevolent and fearful imps, Gulliver a most desolate wanderer in most dread and dangerous regions.

(Jane Eyre, by Charlotte Brontë)

Although Mr. Gulliver was born in Nottinghamshire, where his father dwelt, yet I have heard him say his family came from Oxfordshire; to confirm which, I have observed in the churchyard at Banbury in that county, several tombs and monuments of the Gullivers.

(Gulliver's Travels into several remote nations of the world, by Jonathan Swift)

About three years ago, Mr. Gulliver growing weary of the concourse of curious people coming to him at his house in Redriff, made a small purchase of land, with a convenient house, near Newark, in Nottinghamshire, his native country; where he now lives retired, yet in good esteem among his neighbours.

(Gulliver's Travels into several remote nations of the world, by Jonathan Swift)