Shays

American  

[sheyz] / ʃeɪz /

noun

1. Daniel, 1747–1825, American Revolutionary War soldier: leader of a popular insurrection Shays' Rebellion in Massachusetts 1786–87.

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Shays British  

/ ʃeɪz /

noun

1. Daniel. ?1747–1825, American soldier and revolutionary leader of a rebellion of Massachusetts farmers against the US government (1786–87)

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Example Sentences

Although this shallow heating can be devastating for the reefs, it has less influence on storms, which depend more on deep wells of water, Shays says.

From Scientific American

House members, Tom Coleman of Missouri, Claudine Schneider of Rhode Island and Christopher Shays of Connecticut; and a host of attorneys, commissioners, chiefs of staff and other officials from previous Democratic and Republican presidential administrations.

From Seattle Times

Even rebels who took part in the 1787 tax uprising in Massachusetts known as Shays’ Rebellion could generally get their weapons back after three years, Circuit Judge Thomas Hardiman noted in a footnote to his majority opinion, which called the ruling a narrow one.

From Seattle Times

"There are too many secrets," Shays said.

From Salon

They cited a statement given in 2004 by then-Republican Congressman Christopher Shays of Connecticut, who lamented the quantity of information that intelligence organizations deem unfit for public knowledge.

From Salon