as in fairy
an imaginary being usually having a small human form and magical powers the story that if you follow a rainbow to its end, you'll find a leprechaun's pot of gold

Synonyms & Similar Words

Relevance

Example Sentences

Examples are automatically compiled from online sources to show current usage. Read More Opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
Recent Examples of leprechaun In the United States, March 17 is typically associated with large parties and parades, green beer, Irish food and drink, and motifs like shamrocks, leprechauns, and pots of gold. Cori Sears, Better Homes & Gardens, 13 Mar. 2025 Channel your inner leprechaun at a bar crawl across downtown spots like Penn Social and Hill Country. Mimi Montgomery, Axios, 13 Mar. 2025 On March 17, there will be a find-the-leprechaun contest for a gift card. Fielding Buck, Orange County Register, 12 Mar. 2025 What do leprechauns do with their unfinished dinner? Nicole Harris, Parents, 27 Feb. 2025 See All Example Sentences for leprechaun
Recent Examples of Synonyms for leprechaun
Noun
  • Shine your fairy dust up there, girlfriend.
    Brendan Morrow, USA Today, 12 Oct. 2025
  • Shine your fairy dust up there, girlfriend.
    Erin Clack, PEOPLE, 11 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • And all these dwarves and elves and humans go, ‘What?
    Elisabeth Garber-Paul, Rolling Stone, 2 Oct. 2025
  • The special will be made available on Disney+ the following day, and the elves will head to ABC’s shelves later in the season.
    Tony Maglio, HollywoodReporter, 23 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • And, that there was a goblin, squatting in my skull, rattling a metal pail full of bolts and hissing failure, rot, spoil.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 15 Oct. 2025
  • Jack-o-lanterns, ghouls and goblins are around every corner, but the scariest creatures of all might be thousands of feet below the ocean’s surface.
    Irene Wright, Miami Herald, 13 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • Fighting off hordes of alien monstrosities AND digging for rare minerals in outer space as a crew of beer-swilling, ass kicking space dwarves?
    Fran Ruiz, Space.com, 6 Oct. 2025
  • And all these dwarves and elves and humans go, ‘What?
    Elisabeth Garber-Paul, Rolling Stone, 2 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • And thank the faeries for that.
    Maggie Fremont, Vulture, 29 Aug. 2025
  • The Unseelie Court is the bastion of malevolent faeries who harm humans for their amusement or to exact revenge.
    Erik Kain, Forbes, 27 Nov. 2024

Browse Nearby Words

Cite this Entry

“Leprechaun.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/leprechaun. Accessed 19 Oct. 2025.

More from Merriam-Webster on leprechaun

Last Updated: - Updated example sentences
Love words? Need even more definitions?

Subscribe to America's largest dictionary and get thousands more definitions and advanced search—ad free!