Hawkins
1. English privateer involved in the slave trade; later helped build the fleet that in 1588 defeated the Spanish Armada (1532-1595) • Syn: Hawkyns, Sir John Hawkins, Sir John Hawkyns • Instance Hypernyms: privateer, privateersman 2. United States jazz saxophonist (1904-1969) • Syn: Coleman Hawkins • Instance Hypernyms: saxophonist, saxist
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