Fawkes

[ fawks ]

noun

1. Guy, 1570–1606, English conspirator and leader in the Gunpowder plot of 1605: Guy Fawkes Day is observed on November 5 by the building of effigies and bonfires.

Fawkes

/ fɔːks /

noun

1. FawkesGuy15701606MEnglishPOLITICS: conspirator Guy . 1570–1606, English conspirator, executed for his part in the Gunpowder Plot to blow up King James I and the Houses of Parliament (1605). Effigies of him (guys) are burnt in Britain on Guy Fawkes Day (Nov 5)

Example Sentences

Crowds of people lined the streets of Lewes as the town’s bonfire societies marched with burning torches for Guy Fawkes Night.

From BBC

While Guy Fawkes and the gunpowder plot of 1605 dominate the UK's autumnal bonfire tradition, Lewes Bonfire Society also remembers the 17 martyrs burnt to death by Mary I in the town in the 1500s.

From BBC

Other famous inmates have included Princess Elizabeth, the future Queen Elizabeth I; Guy Fawkes, who tried to blow up Parliament; and Adolf Hitler’s deputy, Rudolf Hess.

From Seattle Times

The event was first reported by the Guido Fawkes website in June.

From BBC

When he was asked by a Guido Fawkes reporter whether he had a drink at the celebration of his wife's birthday that evening, he was quoted as saying "I don't recall".

From BBC