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Definition of Micawber
1. Noun. Fictional character created by Charles Dickens; an eternal optimist.
Generic synonyms: Character, Fictional Character, Fictitious Character
Definition of Micawber
1. a person who remains hopeful despite adversity [n -S]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Micawber
Literary usage of Micawber
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Personal History of David Copperfield by Charles Dickens, Edwin Percy Whipple (1894)
"You do not know your power, micawber. It is that which will strengthen, even in
this step ... It appears to me highly important that Mr. micawber should, ..."
2. The Dickens Dictionary: A Key to the Characters and Principal Incidents in by Gilbert Ashville Pierce (1900)
"I never will desert you, micawber I " she exclaimed. "My life!" said Mr. micawber,
taking her In hla arms. "I am perfectly •ware of it I " " He is the ..."
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