Breadcrumb Home > Dictionary > Index S Shays: Meaning and Definition of Find definitions for: Shays Pronunciation: (shāz), [key] 1747–1825, American Revolutionary War soldier: leader of a popular insurrectionin Massachusetts 1786–87. Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease. See also: shays (Thesaurus) shaykh Shaytan TrendingHere are the facts and trivia that people are buzzing about. Animal Group Terminology Largest Countries in the World (by Area) Current Events This Week: January 2023 State Abbreviations Dinosaur Fossils (By U.S. State!) The Chinese Zodiac ✖ Related Content Daily Word Quiz: locution Analogy of the Day: Today’s Analogy Frequently Misspelled Words Frequently Mispronounced Words Easily Confused Words Writing & Language