Meanings of florentine navigator in English

He early became a Florentine navigator and afterward a corsair in French service.

The New World was named for a Florentine navigator, Amerigo Vespucci.

Among artists, philosophers, and men of letters enrolled in his service stands the humbler name of a Florentine navigator, John Verrazzano.

Waldseemuller chose the name America to honor Florentine navigator Amerigo Vespucci, who explored the east coast of what is now known as South America.