Teach (Noun)
Meaning
An English pirate who operated in the Caribbean and off the Atlantic coast of North America (died in 1718).
Classification
Nouns denoting people.
Examples
- The veteran pirate's cunning and battle tactics were the teach that many younger pirates sought to learn for themselves.
- Edward Thatch earned his nickname 'Blackbeard' from his flowing beard and became a valuable teach to pirates during his raids.
- For so many years, Blackbeard roamed the seas without being caught and to many pirates his survival tactics became an invaluable teach.
- He was eventually forced into an alliance, however this teach was a double-edged sword, and one he would end up paying for with his life.
- Pirate lore often held him as a treasured teach of unorthodox warfare, an homage to this grand master who never surrendered.