André

American  

[ahn-drey, an-dree, ahn-drey] / ˈɑn dreɪ, ˈæn dri, ɑ̃ˈdreɪ /

noun

1. 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.

2. a first name, French form of Andrew.

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André British  

/ ˈɑːndreɪ, ˈændrɪ /

noun

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

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Example Sentences

The title comes from the last line of “Shelter,” a song by André Previn with a text by Toni Morrison.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 19, 2026

The conference organizer shuffled the leadership of its board in the wake of the probe, naming BlackRock CEO Larry Fink and André Hoffmann, the vice chairman of Swiss pharmaceutical company Roche Holding, as interim co-chairs.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 19, 2026

The night before, she’d been lost in André Gide’s “The Immoralist.”

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 16, 2026

Lululemon’s chief financial officer, Meghan Frank, and chief commercial officer, André Maestrini, will serve as interim co-CEOs until the board has identified a final candidate.

From Barron's • Dec. 13, 2025

André, under questioning by Tallmadge, drew on his talents as an amateur actor and posed as a misunderstood merchant.

From "George Washington, Spymaster" by Thomas B. Allen