Definitions

1. noun

A person, especially a traveler or explorer, whose adventures, as described in fiction, are considered characteristic or representative of a particular time or place.

“Swift’s Gulliver’s Travels is a satirical commentary on the politics and society of his time.”

2. proper noun

The name of the protagonist in Jonathan Swift’s novel Gulliver’s Travels.

“In Gulliver’s Travels, Lemuel Gulliver is a surgeon who has several extraordinary adventures.”