SIR FRANCIS DRAKE Synonyms
There are 4 hypernyms of the phrase sir francis drake. (close relations)
Definition of SIR FRANCIS DRAKE
drake
Best Alternative Words for SIR FRANCIS DRAKE
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adventurer | nounn | |||||||
noun • a person who enjoys taking risks • someone who travels into little known regions (especially for some scientific purpose) | ||||||||
explorer | nounn | |||||||
noun • a commercial browser developed by Microsoft • someone who travels into little known regions (especially for some scientific purpose) | ||||||||
mariner | nounn | |||||||
noun • a man who serves as a sailor | ||||||||
navigator | nounn | |||||||
noun • the ship's officer in charge of navigation • the member of an aircrew who is responsible for the aircraft's course • in earlier times, a person who explored by ship | ||||||||
pirate | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • someone who uses another person's words or ideas as if they were his own • someone who robs at sea or plunders the land from the sea without having a commission from any sovereign nation • a ship that is manned by pirates verb • copy illegally; of published material • take arbitrarily or by force | ||||||||
privateer | noun, adjectiven, adj | |||||||
noun • an officer or crew member of a privateer • a privately owned warship commissioned to prey on the commercial shipping or warships of an enemy nation | ||||||||
sailor | nounn | |||||||
noun • any member of a ship's crew • a serviceman in the navy • a stiff hat made of straw with a flat crown | ||||||||
seafarer | nounn | |||||||
noun • a man who serves as a sailor | ||||||||
drake | nounn | |||||||
noun • adult male of a wild or domestic duck • English explorer and admiral who was the first Englishman to circumnavigate the globe and who helped to defeat the Spanish Armada (1540-1596) | ||||||||
francis drake | nounn | |||||||
noun • English explorer and admiral who was the first Englishman to circumnavigate the globe and who helped to defeat the Spanish Armada (1540-1596) |