SQUEERS, WACKFORD


Meaning of SQUEERS, WACKFORD in English

Squeers, Wack ‧ ford /skwɪəz $ skwɪərz, ˈwækfəd $ -ərd/ BrE AmE

a character in the book Nicholas Nickleby (1838) by Charles Dickens. He is the head teacher of a school called Dotheboys Hall, and he treats the children there very cruelly.

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English.      Longman - Словарь современного английского языка.