n.
Pronunciation: mi- ' ko ̇ -b ə r, - ' kä-
Function: noun
Etymology: Wilkins Micawber, character in the novel David Copperfield (1849-50) by Charles Dickens
Date: 1852
: one who is poor but lives in optimistic expectation of better fortune
– Mi · caw · ber · ish \ -b ə -rish \ adjective