hobbit

[ hob-it ]

noun
  1. a member of a race of imaginary creatures related to and resembling humans, living in underground holes and characterized by their good nature, diminutive size, and hairy feet.

  2. a nickname for Homo floresiensis.

Origin of hobbit

1
1937; coined by J. R. R. Tolkien in his fantasy novel “The Hobbit”

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hobbit

/ (ˈhɒbɪt) /


noun
  1. one of an imaginary race of half-size people living in holes

  2. a nickname used for a very small type of primitive human, Homo floresiensis, following the discovery of remains of eight such people on the Island of Flores, Indonesia, in 2004

Origin of hobbit

1
C20: coined by J. R. R. Tolkien, with the meaning ``hole-builder''

Derived forms of hobbit

  • hobbitry, noun

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