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