1. Scottish sea captain who was hired to protect British shipping in the Indian Ocean and then was accused of piracy and hanged (1645-1701); [syn: Kidd, William Kidd, Captain Kidd]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
Captain Kidd
n 1: Scottish sea captain who was hired to protect British
shipping in the Indian Ocean and then was accused of piracy
and hanged (1645-1701) [syn: Kidd, William Kidd,
Captain Kidd]