Definition of Frobisher

1. Noun. English explorer who led an expedition in search of the Northwest Passage to the orient; served under Drake and helped defeat the Spanish Armada (1535-1594).

Exact synonyms: Sir Martin Frobisher
Generic synonyms: Adventurer, Explorer, Navigator

Lexicographical Neighbors of Frobisher

Fritillaria recurva
Fritsch
Fritz
Fritz Albert Lipmann
Fritz Haber
Fritz Kreisler
Fritz W. Meissner
Fritzes
Friuli
Friuli-Venezia Giulia
Friulian
Friulians
Frizell
Frobenius number
Frobenius numbers
Frobisher
Frobisher Bay
Frodo
Froebel
Froehde
Froehde's reagent
Froelichia
Frohlich
Frohlich's dwarfism
Frohn
Frohn's reagent
Froin
Froin's syndrome
Fromase

Literary usage of Frobisher

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The Dictionary of National Biography by Sidney Lee (1908)
"The bearer of tne letter was frobisher, to whom a license was granted by the company 3 Feb ... who, with other adventurers, enabled frobisher to fit out the ..."

2. Proceedings by Royal Geographical Society (Great Britain), Norton Shaw, Francis Galton, William Spottiswoode, Clements Robert Markham, Henry Walter Bates, John Scott Keltie (1863)
"frobisher Strait proved to be a Bay, and on the Fate of Five Men of the Arctic Expedition in the reign of Elizabeth. By Mr. CF HALL, of Ohio; ..."

3. A Dictionary of Books Relating to America, from Its Discovery to the Present by Joseph Sabin, Wilberforce Eames, Bibliographical Society of America, Robert William Glenroie Vail (1875)
"The woodcut represents frobisher in a canoe, throwing darts at wild fowl, ... 25996 frobisher. Ausfuhrliche Beschreibung des theils bewohnt theils ..."

4. English Writers: An Attempt Towards a History of English Literature by Henry Morley, William Hall Griffin (1892)
"A " Company of Cathay " was formed, with frobisher as its ... frobisher sailed in * A full and very interesting record of Richard Eden and his work was ..."

5. The Journal of the Royal Geographical Society by Royal Geographical Society (Great Britain), Norton Shaw, Hume Greenfield, Henry Walter Bates (1843)
"I.—The Voyages of Martin frobisher.* By AB BECHER, Commander, RN, of the Hydrographical Office, Admiralty. IT is remarkable that, while numerous voyages of ..."

6. Arctic Researches, and Life Among the Esquimaux: Being the Narrative of an by Charles Francis Hall (1865)
"Prepare to leave twelfth Encampment.—Proceed on tho Voyage.—Passing along Head of frobisher Bay.—Peale Point.—Bishop's Island. ..."

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