Heep, U‧ri‧ah /hiːp, juːˈraɪə/
a character in the book
David Copperfield (1850) by Charles
dickens, who is a
clerk (=someone who keeps records in an office) working for a lawyer. He pretends to be very helpful, and he is known for often saying how ‘umble’
(=humble) he is. But in fact he is clever and dishonest, and only interested in getting advantages for himself.
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