/ Dictionary / Index B Becknell: Meaning and Definition of Find definitions for: Beck•nell Pronunciation: (bek'nl), [key] c1790–1865, U.S. frontier trader: opened Santa Fe Trail 1822. Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease. Beckmann beckon Related Content Daily Word Quiz: secular Analogy of the Day: Today’s Analogy Spelling Bee: Today’s Spelling Bee Frequently Misspelled Words Frequently Mispronounced Words Easily Confused Words Writing & Language