English Explanatory Dictionary

Dick Whittington

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Somebody who moves to London in the hope of better prospects.

Word forms

Dick Whittington Dick Whittingtons

Etymology

After Richard Whittington (c. 1354–1423), English merchant and politician who served as Lord Mayor of London and financed various public projects. He is remembered in a pantomime called Dick Whittington and His Cat, in which he sets out for London to make his fortune.

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