ˈmōzə̇z, -zə̇s noun
( -es )
Etymology: after Moses, biblical prophet and lawgiver who led the Israelites from Egypt to Canaan ab 1200 B.C. (Exod 12 ff.), from Late Latin Moses, Moyses, from Greek Mōsēs, Mōysēs, from Hebrew Mōsheh
1. usually capitalized : leader
theatregoers may have found a Moses who will lead them out of their wilderness — Theatre Arts
2. or moses boat : a broad flat-bottomed ship's boat formerly used in the West Indies especially for lightering hogsheads of sugar