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    SIR JOHN HAWKINS

    Pronunciation (US): Play  (GB): Play

     I. (noun) 

    Sense 1

    Meaning:

    English privateer involved in the slave trade; later helped build the fleet that in 1588 defeated the Spanish Armada (1532-1595)play

    Synonyms:

    Hawkins; Hawkyns; Sir John Hawkins; Sir John Hawkyns

    Classified under:

    Nouns denoting people

    Instance hypernyms:

    privateer; privateersman (an officer or crew member of a privateer)

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