MICAWBER

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

1. fictional character created by Charles Dickens; an eternal optimist

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

• MICAWBER (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Fictional character created by Charles Dickens; an eternal optimist

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Synonyms:

Micawber; Wilkins Micawber

Instance hypernyms:

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

 Context examples 

Blood cannot be obtained from a stone, neither can anything on account be obtained at present (not to mention law expenses) from Mr. Micawber.

(David Copperfield, by Charles Dickens)

“This is Mr. Micawber,” said Mr. Quinion to me.

(David Copperfield, by Charles Dickens)

There were two other children; Master Micawber, aged about four, and Miss Micawber, aged about three.

(David Copperfield, by Charles Dickens)

Mr. Micawber's difficulties are almost overwhelming just at present, said Mrs. Micawber; and whether it is possible to bring him through them, I don't know.

(David Copperfield, by Charles Dickens)

Mrs. Micawber was quite as elastic.

(David Copperfield, by Charles Dickens)

“At about eight,” said Mr. Micawber.

(David Copperfield, by Charles Dickens)

Mr. Micawber, said Mr. Quinion, is known to Mr. Murdstone.

(David Copperfield, by Charles Dickens)

“At what hour,” said Mr. Micawber, “shall I—”

(David Copperfield, by Charles Dickens)

And Mrs. Micawber was just the same.

(David Copperfield, by Charles Dickens)

If Mr. Micawber's creditors will not give him time, said Mrs. Micawber, they must take the consequences; and the sooner they bring it to an issue the better.

(David Copperfield, by Charles Dickens)