JESSE JAMES Synonyms
There are 6 hypernyms of the phrase jesse james. (close relations)
Definition of JESSE JAMES
Best Alternative Words for JESSE JAMES
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| bandit | nounn | |||||||
noun • an armed thief who is (usually) a member of a band | ||||||||
| desperado | noun, adjectiven, adj | |||||||
noun • a bold outlaw (especially on the American frontier) | ||||||||
| highwayman | nounn | |||||||
noun • a holdup man who stops a vehicle and steals from it | ||||||||
| outlaw | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • someone who has committed a crime or has been legally convicted of a crime adjective satellite • contrary to or forbidden by law • disobedient to or defiant of law verb • declare illegal; outlaw | ||||||||
| robber | nounn | |||||||
noun • a thief who steals from someone by threatening violence | ||||||||
| james | ||||||||
noun • a Stuart king of Scotland who married a daughter of Henry VII; when England and France went to war in 1513 he invaded England and died in defeat at Flodden (1473-1513) • the last Stuart to be king of England and Ireland and Scotland; overthrown in 1688 (1633-1701) • the first Stuart to be king of England and Ireland from 1603 to 1625 and king of Scotland from 1567 to 1625; he was the son of Mary Queen of Scots and he succeeded Elizabeth I; he alienated the British Parliament by claiming the divine right of kings (1566-1625) • United States outlaw who fought as a Confederate soldier and later led a band of outlaws that robbed trains and banks in the West until he was murdered by a member of his own gang (1847-1882) • United States pragmatic philosopher and psychologist (1842-1910) • writer who was born in the United States but lived in England (1843-1916) • (New Testament) disciple of Jesus; brother of John; author of the Epistle of James in the New Testament • a river in Virginia that flows east into Chesapeake Bay at Hampton Roads • a river that rises in North Dakota and flows southward across South Dakota to the Missouri • a New Testament book attributed to Saint James the Apostle | ||||||||
