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Dampier

American

[dam-pee-er, damp-yer] / ˈdæm pi ər, ˈdæmp yər /

noun

William, 1652–1715, English navigator, explorer, buccaneer, and writer.

Dampier British

/ ˈdæmpɪə /

noun

William. 1652–1715, English navigator, pirate, and writer: sailed around the world twice

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Dampier completed 21 of 25 passes for 206 yards and two touchdowns while running for 87 yards.

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 31, 2025

Rio exports from Dampier port and through Cape Lambert in the northern part of Western Australia state.

From Reuters • Jun. 19, 2023

The group meets every week for dinner and conversation, but Dampier wishes it could be more.

From Fox News • Jan. 26, 2022

Dampier chose his career to support his insatiable interest in biology, and his field notes reveal a man easily distracted from the business of raiding a town by his delight at discovering colorful parrots.

From Washington Post • Jul. 14, 2021

Dampier relates that Captain Swan had been warned of this disaster by an astrologer he had consulted before he sailed from England.

From The Monarchs of the Main, Volume II (of 3) Or, Adventures of the Buccaneers by Thornbury, Walter

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