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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The Miami native enters the Hall of Fame after playing high school basketball at Miami Edison High and Gulliver Prep, and then becoming a four-time Olympic gold medalist, eight-time WNBA All-Star and two-time WNBA champion. Anthony Chiang, Miami Herald, 5 Apr. 2025 More to Explore Oyster Pirates in the San Francisco Bay Katrina Gulliver February 13, 2023 Once a key element in Native economies of the region, clams and oysters became a reliable source of free protein for working-class and poor urban dwellers. Logan Kistler, JSTOR Daily, 3 Apr. 2025 The museum’s showstopper is the Gulliver Airship, a fantastic and imaginative 130-foot-long wood and steel zeppelin inspired by airships of the early twentieth century. Elizabeth Brownfield, Forbes.com, 31 Mar. 2025 The team defeated two-time defending champion Gulliver in the semifinals. Gary Curreri, Sun Sentinel, 28 Mar. 2025 See All Example Sentences for Gulliver

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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 22 Apr. 2025.

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