HOBBIT


Meaning of HOBBIT in English

n. a member of an imaginary race of half-sized people in stories by Tolkien.

Derivatives:

hobbitry n.

Etymology: invented by J. R. R. Tolkien, Engl. writer d. 1973, and said by him to mean 'hole-dweller'

Oxford English vocab.      Оксфордский английский словарь.