Sir Walter Raleigh

Definitions of Sir Walter Raleigh
  1. noun
    English courtier (a favorite of Elizabeth I) who tried to colonize Virginia; introduced potatoes and tobacco to England (1552-1618)
    synonyms: Ralegh, Raleigh, Sir Walter Ralegh, Walter Ralegh, Walter Raleigh
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    coloniser, colonizer
    someone who helps to found a colony
    courtier
    an attendant at the court of a sovereign
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