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Samwise Gamgee
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English
Etymology
From the character in the Lord of the Rings series.
Noun
A persistent and loyal friend who plays a supporting role.
en I defend the pudgy Sancho Panzas, the rotund Ragueneaus, and the sentimental Samwise Gamgees of the world. 87=88 https://www.google.com/books/edition/The_Romance_of_Religion/5EwnAgAAQBAJ?hl=en&gbpv=1&dq=%22samwise+gamgees%22&pg=PA87&printsec=frontcover The Romance of Religion: Fighting for Goodness, Truth, and Beauty Dwight Longenecker 2014
en Yes, thank you, Grove will be happy to learn about the doctorate." Watson was a fitting placeholder for Grove. Watson was the Samwise Gamgee of these stories anyway https://www.google.com/books/edition/Dawn_of_Legacy/wDLdEAAAQBAJ?hl=en&gbpv=1&dq=%22the+samwise+gamgee+of%22&pg=PT98&printsec=frontcover WildBlue Press Dawn of Legacy Lawrence Davis 2023
en condolences. Later, they seemed to forget about me, for which I was grateful. I thought about going upstairs to watch Casablanca, which I'd recorded off TCM. But Ihad an obligation to Bob's death and the kids, so I bowed to duty as always. I was the Samwise Gamgee of Vegas. https://www.google.com/books/edition/Misbehaving_at_Cactus_Lanes/WiHGEAAAQBAJ?hl=en&gbpv=1&dq=%22the+samwise+gamgee+of%22&pg=PT22&printsec=frontcover Misbehaving at Cactus Lanes Patricia Santos Marcantonio 2024 HarperCollins Publisher
en terms derived from fiction terms derived from Tolkien's legendarium eponyms
en Fictional characters