Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun hawkins

2 senses of hawkins

Sense 1
Hawkins, Hawkyns, Sir John Hawkins, Sir John Hawkyns -- (English privateer involved in the slave trade; later helped build the fleet that in 1588 defeated the Spanish Armada (1532-1595))
       INSTANCE OF=> privateer, privateersman -- (an officer or crew member of a privateer)

Sense 2
Hawkins, Coleman Hawkins -- (United States jazz saxophonist (1904-1969))
       INSTANCE OF=> saxophonist, saxist -- (a musician who plays the saxophone)