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WILLIAM KIDD

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• WILLIAM KIDD (noun)
The noun WILLIAM KIDD has 1 sense:

1. Scottish sea captain who was hired to protect British shipping in the Indian Ocean and then was accused of piracy and hanged (1645-1701)

Familiarity information: WILLIAM KIDD used as a noun is very rare.

• WILLIAM KIDD (noun)

Sense 1

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Meaning:

Scottish sea captain who was hired to protect British shipping in the Indian Ocean and then was accused of piracy and hanged (1645-1701)

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Synonyms:

Captain Kidd; Kidd; William Kidd

Instance hypernyms:

captain; master; sea captain; skipper (an officer who is licensed to command a merchant ship)

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