Smaug
Smaug is a dragon in J.R.R.
Tolkien's novel *The Hobbit*—a golden-red fire-drake who conquered the Lonely Mountain and hoarded the dwarves' treasure for nearly two centuries.
Smaug is cunning and arrogant, conversing in riddles with Bilbo Baggins before his famous vulnerability is discovered.
The name has become shorthand for any greedy guardian of wealth: He sits on that investment portfolio like Smaug on his gold.
Legendary fire-breathing reptile
- literaryOf written works
- fantasyImaginative mental wandering
- iconicWidely recognized, enduring
- classicOf lasting excellence
legendary · memorable · influential · benchmark · trope · intelligent · speaking · vain
- Middle-earthFantasy world with hobbits
- BilboSlim dueling sword
- firedrakeMythical fire-spewing beast
- wyrmLimbless dragon creature
serpent · winged · scales · claws · fangs · breath · flame · lair
dragon
Legendary fire-breathing reptile
classic · legendary · memorable · influential · benchmark · trope · intelligent · speaking · vain · riddling
Tolkien
- Middle-earthFantasy world with hobbits
- BilboSlim dueling sword
- firedrakeMythical fire-spewing beast
wyrm · serpent · winged · scales · claws · fangs · breath · flame · lair · awakening
gold
Element seventy-nine
- treasureValued wealth or keepsake
- Lonely MountainMountain isolated from others
- gemsCut precious stones
coins · cups · jewels · riches · plunder · greed · possessive · covetous · wealth · dwarvish
antagonist
One who opposes another
destroyer · conqueror · devastation · exile · refugees · fear · malice · cunning · cruelty · arrogance
- Dragonsdragon egg, dragon breath, dragonfire, dragon dance, baby dragon
- Tolkien VillainsSauron, Morgoth, Saruman, Gollum, Nazgul
- Hobbit charactersBilbo, Bilbo Baggins, Gandalf, Thorin, Gollum
- The HobbitBilbo, Gandalf, Thorin, Gollum, dwarves
- Tolkien CharactersFrodo, Gandalf, Aragorn, Legolas, Gimli
- Fantasy CharactersGandalf, Frodo, Bilbo, Aragorn, Legolas
Smaugphilanthropist
Donor to charitable causes
ascetic · mendicant · Robin Hood · gift-giver · Santa Claus
smog, smug, smuggling, smuggle, smuggler, smugness, smuggled, smugly, smugglers