Cabot

American  

[kab-uht] / ˈkæb ət /

noun

1. John Giovanni Caboto, c1450–98?, Italian navigator in the service of England: discoverer of North American mainland 1497.

2. Richard Clarke, 1868–1939, U.S. physician and writer on medical ethics.

3. Sebastian, 1474?–1557, English navigator and explorer (son of John Cabot).

4. a male given name.

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Cabot British  

/ ˈkæbət /

noun

1. John Italian name Giovanni Caboto. 1450–98, Italian explorer, who landed in North America in 1497, under patent from Henry VII of England, and explored the coast from Nova Scotia to Newfoundland

2. his son, Sebastian. ?1476–1557, Italian navigator and cartographer, who served the English and Spanish crowns: explored the La Plata region of Brazil (1526–30)

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Example Sentences

In 2012, he was awarded the Maria Moors Cabot Prize for distinguished coverage in Latin America.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 3, 2026

Within days, both of them had departed the company, but it took almost six months for Cabot to speak her truth in a profile for the New York Times.

From Slate • Dec. 28, 2025

It is thought turkeys were introduced to the UK by the explorers, Sebastian Cabot and William Strickland, who brought them back from the Americas in the early 1500s.

From BBC • Dec. 24, 2025

And while Byron danced behind her, Cabot told NYT, she took his hands and wrapped his arms around her.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 18, 2025

This was the same day that Cabot Searcy fell asleep and saw what he called a heavenly vision.

From "Where Things Come Back" by John Corey Whaley