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

1 sense of sir john hawkyns

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)