HyperDic: jean_laffite

English > 1 sense of the expression Jean Laffite:
NOUNperson Jean Laffite, Laffite, Lafitte, Jean LafitteFrench pirate who aided the United States in the War of 1812 and received an official pardon for his crimes (1780-1826)
English > Jean Laffite: 1 sense > noun 1, person
MeaningFrench pirate who aided the United States in the War of 1812 and received an official pardon for his crimes (1780-1826).
SynonymsLaffite, Lafitte, Jean Lafitte
Instance ofpirate, buccaneer, sea robber, sea roversomeone who robs at sea or plunders the land from the sea without having a commission from any sovereign nation
SpanishJean Lafitte
CatalanJean Lafitte

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