(1667–1745), Irish satirist, poet, and Anglican cleric; known as Dean Swift. He is best known for Gulliver's Travels (1726), a satire on human society in the form of a fantastic tale of travels in imaginary lands.
Definition of Swift, Jonathan in US English:
Swift, Jonathan
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(1667–1745), Irish satirist, poet, and Anglican cleric; known as Dean Swift. He is best known for Gulliver's Travels (1726), a satire on human society in the form of a fantastic tale of travels in imaginary lands.