DRAKE Meaning of DRAKE in English /drayk/ , n.1. Sir Francis , c1540-96, English admiral and buccaneer: sailed around the world 1577-80. 2. Joseph Rodman /rod"meuhn/ , 1795-1820, U.S. poet. Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary. Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House . 2012