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Kidd

American  
[kid] / kɪd /

noun

  1. Michael Milton Greenwald, 1919–2007, U.S. dancer and choreographer.

  2. William Captain Kidd, 1645?–1701, Scottish navigator and privateer: hanged for piracy.


Kidd British  
/ kɪd /

noun

  1. William, known as Captain Kidd. 1645–1701, Scottish privateer, pirate, and murderer; hanged

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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Mr. Tolmie commissioned the 1932 Kidd Report at the request of the province’s business community.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 27, 2026

Mr. Kidd is obsessed in particular with Oxbridge dons, as the academics at these two British universities are known in demotic parlance.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 30, 2026

Just look at Capt. William Kidd, who was hired by the British government to hunt pirates, but was later executed for being one.

From Salon ● Aug. 17, 2026

Last week, Australia's Chief Medical Officer Prof Michael Kidd declared diphtheria a communicable disease incident of national significance.

From BBC ● May 26, 2026

Treasure comes in many forms, and Captain Kidd had prized them all.

From "Beyond the Bright Sea" by Lauren Wolk

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