¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Quipster
1. one that quips [n -S] - See also: quips
Lexicographical Neighbors of Quipster
Literary usage of Quipster
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Macmillan's Magazine by David Masson, George Grove, John Morley, Mowbray Morris (1905)
"The poet seems to revel in pitting his most stately worthies against the brutal
quipster ; and the result is ever disastrous to the lordly one. ..."
2. The Feminine Note in Fiction by William Leonard Courtney (1904)
"The predominant figure is the middle-aged, almost senile, "Funny Joe," the quipster
of the ring, the comedian of this wandering troupe, the man of infinite ..."
3. The Feminine Note in Fiction by William Leonard Courtney (1904)
"The predominant figure is the middle-aged, almost senile, "Funny Joe," the quipster
of the ring, the comedian of this wandering troupe, the man of infinite ..."
4. Wit, Humor, and Shakspeare: Twelve Essays by John Weiss (1876)
"There never was such a jaunty and irrepressible quipster. Yet when Viola says to
him, " I warrant thou art a merry fellow, and carest for nothing," his ..."
Other Resources:
