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Definition of Charlie chaplin

1. Noun. English comedian and film maker; portrayed a downtrodden little man in baggy pants and bowler hat (1889-1977).

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Literary usage of Charlie chaplin

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The First Hundred Thousand: Being the Unofficial Chronicle of a Unit of "K (1)," by Ian Hay (1916)
"The one topic of conversation at present is — charlie chaplin." "Who is Charlie Chaplin?" inquired several voices. Wagstaffe shook his head. ..."

2. Publishers Weekly by Publishers' Board of Trade (U.S.), Book Trade Association of Philadelphia, American Book Trade Union, Am. Book Trade Association, R.R. Bowker Company (1922)
"charlie chaplin. Louis Delluc. Poems and Portraits. Don Marquis. The Annals of a Working Life. Henry Ford, in collaboration with Samuel Crowther. ..."

3. The Morals of the Movie by Ellis Paxson Oberholtzer (1922)
"In a speech a few years ago I recall that I happened to remark that kings had their jesters and fools and that charlie chaplin was the fool of our American ..."

4. South Eastern Reporter by West Virginia Supreme Court of Appeals, West Publishing Company, South Carolina Supreme Court (1921)
"... films known as charlie chaplin releases, a copy of which contract is hereto attached and made a part hereof; and whereas, certain rights therein sought ..."

5. Pieces of Hate and Other Enthusiasms by Heywood Broun (1922)
"And while Dr. Straton has been thus engaged in debasing the ideals of mankind, charlie chaplin has brought to great masses of people some glint of things ..."

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