/ Dictionary / Index F Fawkes: Meaning and Definition of Find definitions for: Fawkes Pronunciation: (fôks), [key] — n. 1570–1606, English conspirator and leader in the Gunpowder plot of 1605: Guy Fawkes Day is observed on November 5 by the building of effigies and bonfires. Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease. See also: fawkes (Thesaurus) favus fawn Related Content Daily Word Quiz: perspicacious Analogy of the Day: Today’s Analogy Spelling Bee: Today’s Spelling Bee Frequently Misspelled Words Frequently Mispronounced Words Easily Confused Words Writing & Language