LONG JOHN SILVER


Meaning of LONG JOHN SILVER in English

ˌLong John ˈSilver BrE AmE

a character from the children's adventure story Treasure Island (1883) by Robert Louis Stevenson. Long John Silver is a cruel and frightening ↑ pirate (=someone who sails on the sea, attacking other ships and stealing from them) , who has part of one leg missing and a ↑ parrot that sits on his shoulder.

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English.      Longman - Словарь современного английского языка.