Squanto

[ skwon-toh ]

/ ˈskwɒn toʊ /

died 1622, North American Indian of the Narragansett tribe: interpreter for the Pilgrims.

Also called Tisquantum.

Example sentences from the Web for squanto

When Squanto was made acquainted with the incident, he informed the English that it was a challenge for war.

Great Events in the History of North and South America |Charles A. Goodrich
And that Indian proved to be Squanto, one of the five who had been taken away fifteen years before.

Four American Indians |Edson L. Whitney
He intimated also some jealocie of Squanto, by what he gathered from some private whisperings betweene him and other Indeans.

Bradford's History of 'Plimoth Plantation' |William Bradford
This is shown in the unswerving attachment of Massasoit, the fidelity of Samoset, and the friendship of Squanto.

Nooks and Corners of the New England Coast |Samuel Adams Drake

"Narragansett, come tell you not friends to you," said Squanto.

A Pilgrim Maid |Marion Ames Taggart