noun
in the Arabian Nights a hero who tells of the fantastic adventures he had in his voyages
• Syn: ↑Sinbad
• Instance Hypernyms: ↑fictional character, ↑fictitious character, ↑character
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a character in one of the stories in the ↑Arabian Nights. He is a sailor who has unusual and dangerous adventures each time he goes to sea. In the 19th century the story of his seven journeys became a popular subject for ↑pantomimes in Britain.
Useful english dictionary. 2012.