- 1(in stories) a creature like a small man, who has magic powers and who is usually described as living and working under the ground, especially working with metal
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- 2(sometimes offensive) an extremely small person, who will never grow to a normal size because of a physical problem; a person suffering from dwarfism There is no other word that is generally considered more acceptable.
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