Shaysite

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noun

A follower of Daniel Shays during his 18th-century armed rebellion in New England.

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Meanings

nounShaysite (plural Shaysites)

plural Shaysites

  1. UShistoricalA follower of Daniel Shays during his 18th-century armed rebellion in New England.

Origin

From Shays + -ite.

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APA

Shaysite. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Shaysite

MLA

“Shaysite.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Shaysite. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Shaysite,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Shaysite.

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