André

[ ahn-drey or for 1, an-dree; for 2 also French ahn-drey ]

/ ˈɑn dreɪ or for 1, ˈæn dri; for 2 also French ɑ̃ˈdreɪ /

John,1751–80, British major hanged as a spy by the Americans in the Revolutionary War: plotted the betrayal of West Point with Benedict Arnold.

a male given name, French form of Andrew.

Example sentences from the Web for andre

She also translated a French novel for the publisher Andre Deutsch while in Devon.

Ted Hughes’s Brother on Losing Sylvia Plath |Gerald Hughes |December 2, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
Andre Torres, the former editor of Scratch Magazine, which began as an imprint of XXL, remembers similar hostile situations.

It Was All a Dream: Drama, Bullshit, and the Rebirth of The Source Magazine |Alex Suskind |October 14, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
Later, after taking his own shirt off in a supposed show of manliness, Dre freaked out when Andre Jr. copied him.

Why ‘Black-ish’ Has a Gay Problem |Tim Teeman |October 3, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
As Dre mulled over how to talk to Andre Jr. (Marcus Scribner) about sex, Pops appeared while his son was stretching.

Why ‘Black-ish’ Has a Gay Problem |Tim Teeman |October 3, 2014 |DAILY BEAST

You said in the book that Andre got you to taste “The American.”

Cary Elwes, aka Westley, Shares Inconceivable Tales From the Making of ‘The Princess Bride’ |Marlow Stern |September 17, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
Andre Willem, 23 years old, sexton, who was tied to a tree and burned alive.

New York Times Current History: The European War from the Beginning to March 1915, Vol 1, No. 2 |Various
It occurs to me, Andre, that I was mistaken in coming to you.

Scaramouche |Rafael Sabatini
On the return of Andre Maranne he learned the explanation of the incident.

The Nabob |Alphonse Daudet
Do you remember what poor Andre Chenier said as he went up to be guillotined?

The Two Vanrevels |Booth Tarkington
Andre had determined to restrain every token of emotion in the presence of the Viscountess, but her recital was too much for him.

Caught In The Net |Emile Gaboriau

André

/ (ˈɑːndreɪ, ˈændrɪ) /

John. 1751–80, British major who was hanged as a spy for conspiring with Benedict Arnold during the War of American Independence