BABBITT


Meaning of BABBITT in English

[ 'babɪt ]

■ noun dated, chiefly N. Amer. a materialistic, complacent, and conformist businessman.

Derivatives

~ry noun

Origin

1922: from George ~ , the protagonist of the novel ~ by Sinclair Lewis.

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