Dick Whittington
/ˌdɪk ˈwɪtɪŋtən/
/ˌdɪk ˈwɪtɪŋtən/
- (died 1423) Lord Mayor of London three times (1397-98, 1406-7 and 1419-20). Most British people know the stories about him: that he was running away from London when he was a boy, but thought he heard the church bells telling him to 'Turn again, Whittington, Lord Mayor of London', and that he became rich by selling his cat to a foreign king. The story of his life is a popular subject for pantomimes.
Definitions on the go
Look up any word in the dictionary offline, anytime, anywhere with the Oxford Advanced Learner’s Dictionary app.
Check pronunciation:
Dick Whittington