"Dick Whittington" meaning in English

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  "etymology_text": "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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  "pos": "noun",
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        {
          "ref": "1911, The Sunday at Home, page 194",
          "text": "\"Fine! Ye couldn't beat it. And you'd go off to London, or some such place—\"\n\"I should like it to be London.\"\n\"Oh, of course; there's plenty of Dick Whittingtons left yet. But there's more petrol than pearls about the London pavement now. […]",
          "type": "quotation"
        },
        {
          "ref": "2009, What's Up, Britain?, page 42",
          "text": "Britain's twenty-somethings have become iPod-carrying Dick Whittingtons, drawn to London by the prospect of large salaries and hopes of a vibrant social life.",
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        "Somebody who moves to London in the hope of better prospects."
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        "(UK) Somebody who moves to London in the hope of better prospects."
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  "etymology_text": "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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          "ref": "1911, The Sunday at Home, page 194",
          "text": "\"Fine! Ye couldn't beat it. And you'd go off to London, or some such place—\"\n\"I should like it to be London.\"\n\"Oh, of course; there's plenty of Dick Whittingtons left yet. But there's more petrol than pearls about the London pavement now. […]",
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        "Somebody who moves to London in the hope of better prospects."
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