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Definition of Gremlin
1. Noun. (folklore) fairies that are somewhat mischievous.
Category relationships: Folklore
Generic synonyms: Faerie, Faery, Fairy, Fay, Sprite
Specialized synonyms: Leprechaun, Sandman
Definition of Gremlin
1. Noun. A mythical creature reputed to be mechanically inclined and mischievously inclined to damage or dismantle machinery. ¹
2. Noun. By extension, any mysterious, unknown source of trouble or mischief. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Gremlin
1. a mischievous creature [n -S]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Gremlin
Literary usage of Gremlin
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Let's Reduce And Recycle: Curriculum for Solid Waste Awareness by DIANE Publishing Company (1994)
"Objective: To introduce children to the Garbage gremlin and what he stands for.
Photocopy the Clip Art illustration of the Garbage gremlin riding beside the ..."
2. Surfing the Long Wave: Knowledge Entrepreneurship in Britain by Charles Leadbeater, Kate Oakley (2001)
"gremlin grew steadily from twenty employees to about 75. ... At the end of 1998,
gremlin issued a profits warning, following worse than expected sales of a ..."
3. The Itinerary of John Leland in Or about the Years 1535-1543: Parts I to [XI] by John Leland (1906)
"Then to the ford of gremlin broke 2. miles. To go thorough the midle of the
countery as from est to west a 23. miles. ..."
4. The Twentieth Century Theatre: Observations on the Contemporary English and by William Lyon Phelps (1918)
"Do let me put gremlin into it. A man who could let the seven deadly sins go ...
Barker played you off the stage; gremlin dwarfed you ; Bill annihilated you ..."
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