HyperDic: nat_turner

English > 1 sense of the expression Nat Turner:
NOUNperson Nat Turner, TurnerUnited States slave and insurrectionist who in 1831 led a rebellion of slaves in Virginia
English > Nat Turner: 1 sense > noun 1, person
MeaningUnited States slave and insurrectionist who in 1831 led a rebellion of slaves in Virginia; he was captured and executed (1800-1831).
SynonymTurner
Instance ofinsurgent, insurrectionist, freedom fighter, rebelA person who takes part in an armed rebellion against the constituted authority (especially in the hope of improving conditions)
slaveA person who is owned by someone
SpanishNat Turner
CatalanNat Turner

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