Edward Teach

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• Born: c. 1680
• Birthplace: England (?)
• Died: 22 November 1718
• Best Known As: The pirate known as "Blackbeard"

Edward Teach (or Thatch) was Blackbeard the Pirate, an infamous prowler of the waters off the southeastern coast of the American colonies from around 1713 to 1718. Not much is known about his early life, but by 1717 he was well-known along the coast of the Carolinas. Recognized by his big, black beard and flamboyant clothing, Teach had a reputation for being a ruthless and successful pirate leader. He captured a French ship, La Concorde, in the Caribbean in 1717 and renamed it Queen Anne's Revenge. With two other ships Blackbeard ravaged ships around the Caribbean and the American coast for several months, until Lt. Robert Maynard of the British Royal Navy defeated him in battle at Ocracoke Inlet, North Carolina (22 November 1718).

Dictionary: Teach  (tēch) also Thatch (thăch), Edward (Known as Black·beard (blăk'bîrd')) Died 1718.

English pirate. Based on the North Carolina coast after 1713, he conducted acts of piracy off the coast of the American colonies and in the Caribbean. He was killed by British naval forces.

The noun has one meaning:

Meaning #1: an English pirate who operated in the Caribbean and off the Atlantic coast of North America (died in 1718)
  Synonyms: Teach, Thatch, Edward Thatch, Blackbeard