Don Quixote

/dɑn kɪˈhoʊteɪ/
/dɒn kɪˈhʌʊteɪ/
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Definitions of Don Quixote
  1. noun
    the hero of a romance by Cervantes; chivalrous but impractical
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    example of:
    character, fictional character, fictitious character
    an imaginary person represented in a work of fiction (play or film or story)
  2. noun
    any impractical idealist (after Cervantes' hero)
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    type of:
    dreamer, idealist
    someone guided more by ideals than by practical considerations
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