Mrs. Leo Hunter
Mrs. Leo Hunter · Mrs. Leo Hunters
A woman who seeks to cultivate the company of famous and interesting peopleA woman who seeks to cultivate the company of famous and interesting people.
Meaning
1 senses(dated)A woman who seeks to cultivate the company of famous and interesting people.
Origin
Name of a character in Charles Dickens' novel The Pickwick Papers (1836), intended to suggName of a character in Charles Dickens' novel The Pickwick Papers (1836), intended to suggest a "lion hunter"; see lion (“a famous person regarded with interest and curiosity”).
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Forms
plural: Mrs. Leo Hunters| Singular | Mrs. Leo Hunter |
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See also
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