Tisquantum

[ ti-skwon-tuhm ]

noun

1. Squanto.

Example Sentences

It was badly decimated by European diseases by the time the Mayflower arrived, but one of its survivors, Tisquantum, commonly known as Squanto, famously helped the English colonists survive their first winter.

From Seattle Times

It is unclear how long Tisquantum was enslaved and how long he was in Spain.

From Washington Post

A few days into the trip, Tisquantum suddenly fell ill and began bleeding from his nose, a condition Bradford termed “Indian fever.”

From Washington Post

Little can be known today, but Philbrick doesn’t think it was a disease at all, suggesting that Ousamequin, sick of Tisquantum’s double-dealing, may have had him poisoned.

From Washington Post

Tisquantum had surely developed strong survival instincts over the past seven years, and that continued after the arrival of European colonists.

From Washington Post