Revere (Noun)
Meaning 1
American silversmith remembered for his midnight ride (celebrated in a poem by Longfellow) to warn the colonists in Lexington and Concord that British troops were coming (1735-1818).
Classification
Nouns denoting people.
Examples
- Paul Revere's name became synonymous with that of American patriotism, in poem and legend.
- He also worked as an engraver and was involved in medicine, apart from being Paul Revere.
- Paul Revere became an American folk hero after his part in the American Revolution and was portrayed in numerous paintings.
- The poem drew international attention to Paul Revere and his exploits that same night.
- Paul Revere's midnight ride from Boston in 1775 made him a household name across the nation.