sir walter raleigh

What does sir walter raleigh mean?

sir walter raleigh means "English courtier (a favorite of Elizabeth I) who tried to colonize Virginia; introduced potatoes and tobacco to England (1552-1618)".

What is another word for sir walter raleigh?

Close synonyms include Raleigh, Walter Raleigh, Ralegh, Walter Ralegh, Sir Walter Ralegh. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is sir walter raleigh a common word?

sir walter raleigh is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.

Definitions, synonyms and semantic relations for sir walter raleigh come from Princeton University’s WordNet. Commonness is measured against a corpus of everyday English. Full sources and licences.