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JESSE JAMES

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JESSE JAMES (noun)
  The noun JESSE JAMES has 1 sense:

1. United States outlaw who fought as a Confederate soldier and later led a band of outlaws that robbed trains and banks in the West until he was murdered by a member of his own gang (1847-1882)play

  Familiarity information: JESSE JAMES used as a noun is very rare.


English dictionary: Word details


JESSE JAMES (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

United States outlaw who fought as a Confederate soldier and later led a band of outlaws that robbed trains and banks in the West until he was murdered by a member of his own gang (1847-1882)

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Synonyms:

James; Jesse James

Instance hypernyms:

criminal; crook; felon; malefactor; outlaw (someone who has committed a crime or has been legally convicted of a crime)


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