Paul Revere
Noun
Meaning
American silversmith remembered for his midnight ride (celebrated in a poem by Longfellow) to warn the colonists in Lexington and Concord that British troops were coming (1735-1818)
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Examples
To her British lover about to climb in bed with 80-something Mae: She said that she hoped soon to be able to say what Paul Revere said - 'The British are coming'. This was the last one-liner Mae ever uttered on film.
[explaining that Paul Revere was Anti-Semitic] He was scared they were moving into the neighborhood. "They're coming, they're coming. The Yiddish, they're coming"
CELEBRITY PROFILES: Two notable American Capricorns were born on the first day of the year, war hero Paul Revere and American flag designer Betsy Ross.
Back in 1965 it started being covered immediately, first by Johnny Rivers and later that same year Paul Revere & The Raiders.
From Boston, Joseph Warren dispatched messenger Paul Revere to warn Hancock and Adams that British troops were on the move and might attempt to arrest them.
LIBERATE! cries the orange avatar of Paul Revere riding (or tweeting) to the rescue of the Republic!