Hob·bit

(hŏb′ĭt)

Homo floresiensis.

[From Hobbit, a trademarked name for a member of a race of humanlike creatures about three feet tall that appear in the works of J.R.R. Tolkien.]

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hobbit

(ˈhɒbɪt)

1. (European Myth & Legend) one of an imaginary race of half-size people living in holes

2. (Anthropology & Ethnology) a nickname used for a very small type of primitive human, Homo floresiensis, following the discovery of remains of eight such people on the Island of Flores, Indonesia, in 2004

[C20: coined by J. R. R. Tolkien, with the meaning 'hole-builder']

ˈhobbitry n

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hobbit - an imaginary being similar to a person but smaller and with hairy feet; invented by J.R.R. Tolkien

imaginary being, imaginary creature - a creature of the imagination; a person that exists only in legends or myths or fiction

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References in periodicals archive

"What became clear to us is that the story has the ability to expand yet still be The Hobbit that everybody knows and loves.

Director focuses on the idyllic for first in the series; Interview: Peter Jackson

Now nearly ten years later, Director Peter Jackson has turned his attention to that book's predecessor,The Hobbit, a children's novel containing the same characters with a similar plot and scenarios.

Director Peter Jackson uses 48 frames per second for new film

-Matamata preparing for Hobbit tourism boom

The safety video is inspired by the upcoming fantasy adventure The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey, a production of New Line Cinema and Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Pictures.

-Air New Zealand launches Hobbit-themed safety video

Director Peter Jackson has confirmed that his film, The Hobbit, an adaptation of J.R.R.

Here comes Hobbit

The third film in the upcoming "Hobbit" movie trilogy will be released worldwide in July 2014, the movie studios behind the venture said on Friday, and the second film now has a new name.

PHOTO SPECIAL: Names given to three films in 'The Hobbit' series

So when Tolkien later spoke of that moment when the word "hobbit" first came to him, he commented: "Names always generate a story in my mind.

The Genesis of the Hobbit

"The Hobbit Trap: How New Species Are Invented" is a discussion of anthropology from Maciej Henneberg offering a study of modern anthropology and the new species theory, focusing in particular on the Indonesian island of Flores, which was nick named the Hobbit, drawing attention from the media.

The Anthropology Shelf

Peter Jackson's troubled "Hobbit" project has become embroiled in a race row after a would-be extra was told she was too dark to play a one of the pint-sized Tolkien creatures, reports said Monday.

Race row erupts over 'The Hobbit', says report

45-86 are the three editors' endeavor to help us understand how Tolkien worked to transform his lexicographic and philological knowledge into the momentous work that became Middle Earth, from the humble beginnings of The Hobbit, through the to-become-famous Lord of the Rings and even the twelve books of the History of Middle Earth published after his death.

The Ring of Words: Tolkien and the Oxford English Dictionary

Some experts believe they are not just stories, but no-one has yet found a living "hobbit".

Cave discovery shows 'hobbits did exist

Tolkien." Anderson, editor of The Annotated Hobbit, correctly observes that fantasy is present in the Iliad, the Odyssey, Beowulf, and Sir Gawain and the Green Knight, among other works.

Anderson, Douglas A. Tales before Tolkien