1. English privateer involved in the slave trade; later helped build the fleet that in 1588 defeated the Spanish Armada (1532-1595); [syn: Hawkins, Hawkyns, Sir John Hawkins, Sir John Hawkyns]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
Sir John Hawkyns
n 1: English privateer involved in the slave trade; later helped
build the fleet that in 1588 defeated the Spanish Armada
(1532-1595) [syn: Hawkins, Hawkyns, Sir John Hawkins,
Sir John Hawkyns]