"micawber" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: micawbers [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} micawber (plural micawbers)
  1. Alternative letter-case form of Micawber; a person of modest income or background who remains optimistic that their situation will improve. Tags: alt-of Alternative form of: Micawber (extra: a person of modest income or background who remains optimistic that their situation will improve)
    Sense id: en-micawber-en-noun-guAvRX0g Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries

Inflected forms

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