Santa Claus

name

Etymology: Borrowed from Dutch Sinterklaas (“Saint Nicholas”). Doublet of Sinterklaas.

1. A figure said to bring presents to people (especially children) at Christmas time.

   “Last Monday the Anniversary of St. Nicholas, otherwise called St. A Claus, was celebrated at Protestant-Hall.”

   “The noted St. Nicholas, vulgarly called Santaclaus—of all the saints in the kalendar the most venerated by true hollanders, and their unsophisticated descendants.”

2. A generous source of free gifts or benefits.

   “I then probe as to whether he is waiting for some Santa Claus to make him well, strong, and happy, or whether he is waiting for rigor mortis to deliver him from his earthly troubles.”

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