André

[ ahn-drey an-dree; French ahn-drey ]

noun

1. John, 1751–80, British major hanged as a spy by the Americans in the Revolutionary War: plotted the betrayal of West Point with Benedict Arnold.
2. a first name, French form of Andrew.

André

/ ˈɑːndreɪ; ˈændrɪ /

noun

1. AndréJohn17511780MBritishMILITARY: soldier John. 1751–80, British major who was hanged as a spy for conspiring with Benedict Arnold during the War of American Independence

Example Sentences

André 3000 I’m not sure how many people I expected to watch André 3000 play the flute with his instrumental jazz combo Sunday night, but it was definitely fewer than actually showed up.

From Los Angeles Times

As on the LP, André didn’t rap here, instead blowing long, searching notes on a series of flutes as his collaborators supported him with sympathetic grooves; he also crouched down at one point to tap several small gongs.

From Los Angeles Times

Having recognized perhaps that this wasn’t exactly a jazz crowd, André helpfully explained that he and the band were improvising in real time: “Everything we play every night, we make it up,” he said.

From Los Angeles Times

It is an achievement matched by only four other players - Steffi Graf, Andre Agassi, Serena Williams and Novak Djokovic.

From BBC

Boxing royalty Lennox Lewis, Evander Holyfield, Roy Jones Jr and Andre Ward formed part of the television broadcast - and stars of Netflix shows such as Cobra Kai watched from ringside, alongside NBA legend Shaquille O'Neal.

From BBC