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Definition of crockett
crockett
/ˈkrɑː.kɪt/
Crock · ett
crockett Lexical Profile
CEFR
B2
Grade
8
Tier
2
Usage
Rare
Syllables
2
• noun
1
American Davy Crockett (1786–1836), an American folk hero, frontiersman, soldier, and politician who represented Tennessee in the United States House of Representatives and died at the Battle of the Alamo.
Example
"Biographies of Crockett often separate his actual congressional record from the tall tales that made him a frontier legend."
2
American A city in eastern Texas, United States, that serves as the county seat of Houston County and is named in honor of American frontiersman Davy Crockett.
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Usage Trend
Historical frequency of usage in published text.
180019102020
Data source: Google Books Ngram Viewer
Cite this Entry
Wordmom. (2026). Definition of Crockett. In Wordmom Dictionary. Retrieved Nov 5, 2026, from https://wordmom.com/dictionary/crockett