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.

---

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

---

Example Sentences

But, as André explains, “I was obsessed with music since I was a child, like since kindergarten. I only pivoted to comedy because I didn’t know really how to make money making music.”

From Los Angeles Times • May 18, 2026

Prof. André de Villiers, who led the study and heads the analytical chemistry research group at SU, said the results were striking.

From Science Daily • May 1, 2026

In the meantime, the company is being run by interim co-CEOs Meghan Frank, who is the finance chief, and André Maestrini, the chief commercial officer.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 1, 2026

"Since World War One, the south-west has been a vital zone for French defence research," André said.

From BBC • Feb. 6, 2026

When the heroic Black officer André Cailloux died in combat, Spiritualists in the military led a séance to contact him.

From "American Spirits" by Barb Rosenstock