Leacock

[ lee-kok ]

noun

1. Stephen (Butler), 1869–1944, Canadian humorist and economist.

Leacock

/ ˈliːkɒk /

noun

1. LeacockStephen Butler18691944MCanadianWRITING: humorous writerSOCIAL SCIENCE: economist Stephen Butler. 1869–1944, Canadian humorist and economist: his comic works include Literary Lapses (1910) and Frenzied Fiction (1917)

Example Sentences

One of the unsolved riddles of social injustice is, why should Professor Leacock be so much more amusing than most people?

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My mother, whose maiden name was Mary Ann Leacock, took an active part in the life of the neighborhood.

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Mr. Stephen Leacock is not the only man who ever went into a bank with a funny little guilty feeling even when he had money in it.

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The book fairly entitles Mr. Leacock to be considered not only a humorist but a benefactor.

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Mr. Leacock is, as the politicians say, 'a national asset,' and Mr. Leacock is a Canadian to be proud of.

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