Pepys

American  

[peeps, peps, pee-pis, pep-is] / pips, pɛps, ˈpi pɪs, ˈpɛp ɪs /

noun

1. Samuel, 1633–1703, English diarist and naval official.

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Pepys British  

/ piːps /

noun

1. Samuel. 1633–1703, English diarist and naval administrator. His diary, which covers the period 1660–69, is a vivid account of London life through such disasters as the Great Plague, the Fire of London, and the intrusion of the Dutch fleet up the Thames

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Other Word Forms

• Pepysian
  adjective

Example Sentences

Samuel Pepys knew him; the British diarist thought him “a perfidious rogue.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 11, 2026

As fans of the parody British rock band will know, their original sticksman, John "Stumpy" Pepys, died in what was described in the original 1984 mockumentary as "a bizarre gardening accident".

From BBC • Sep. 11, 2025

The chronicler Samuel Pepys recorded that she "commands the King as much as ever, and hath and doth what she will."

From Salon • Jul. 25, 2022

Pepys had embarked on the Royal Yacht Katherine at the time of the sinking.

From New York Times • Jun. 10, 2022

Any of this would have been enough to make Hooke famous and delight readers such as Samuel Pepys.

From "The Scientists" by John Gribbin