Squanto
/ˈskwɒntəʊ/
/ˈskwɑːntəʊ/
- (c. 1585-1622) a Native American who helped the Pilgrim Fathers to survive when they landed in America in 1621. He taught them to plant corn and to hunt and fish. He had been taken to England by sailors in 1605 and had learned to speak English.