/ 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 Related Content Daily Word Quiz: abstain Analogy of the Day: Today’s Analogy Spelling Bee: Today’s Spelling Bee Frequently Misspelled Words Frequently Mispronounced Words Easily Confused Words Writing & Language