Definition of William Tell

1. Noun. A Swiss patriot who lived in the early 14th century and who was renowned for his skill as an archer; according to legend an Austrian governor compelled him to shoot an apple from his son's head with his crossbow (which he did successfully without mishap).

Exact synonyms: Tell
Generic synonyms: Archer, Bowman

Lexicographical Neighbors of William Tell

William S. Gilbert
William Saroyan
William Schwenk Gilbert
William Seward Burroughs
William Shakespeare
William Shakspere
William Shockley
William Somerset Maugham
William Stanley Jevons
William Strickland
William Stubbs
William Styron
William Sydney Porter
William Tatem Tilden Jr.
William Tecumseh Sherman
William Tell (current term)
William Thompson
William Thornton
William Tindal
William Tindale
William Tyndale
William Wilkie Collins
William Withering
William Wordsworth
William Wycherley
William Wyler
William Wymark Jacobs
William and Mary
William of Occam
William of Ockham

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