Gryffindor
noun/ˈɡɹɪfɪnˌdɔɹ/
Etymology Coined by British author and philanthropist J. K. Rowling, presumably from griffin and a compound of the French d'or.
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Sometimes A person having traits associated with Gryffindor house from the Harry Potter series, including bravery, boldness, or an affinity for lions or the colours red and gold.
- Barack Obama, on the other hand, is a consummate Gryffindor. He comes across in interviews and speeches as someone who's truly kind and angry about the country's woes, though it's clear he doesn't recklessly allow this anger to cloud his decisions.2011 August 24, Cyrus Duff, “Which House? Harry Potter Helps Sort Presidential Field”, in Hartford Courant:
- I pulled out a Gryffindor key chain I had been saving for just such an emergency, and she cheered up while telling me why she was definitely a Gryffindor and not a Slytherin.2012, Eloisa James, Paris in Love, Random House, published 2013, →ISBN, page 167:
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- I had just freed a man wearing a dark blue suit and a Gryffindor tie when Asil's shout made me turn to see Frost right on top of me.2013, Patricia Briggs, Frost Burned, Berkley, published 2013, →ISBN:
- Derived terms
- Gryffindorish, ten points from Gryffindor, ten points to Gryffindor
- Coordinate terms
- Hufflepuff, Ravenclaw, Slytherin