/ Dictionary / Index S Stuyvesant: Meaning and Definition of Find definitions for: Stuy•ve•sant Pronunciation: (stī'vu-sunt), [key] 1592–1672, Dutch colonial administrator in the Americas: last governor of New Netherlands 1646–64. Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease. See also: stuyvesant (Thesaurus) Stutz STV Related Content Daily Word Quiz: acquiesce Analogy of the Day: Today’s Analogy Spelling Bee: Today’s Spelling Bee Frequently Misspelled Words Frequently Mispronounced Words Easily Confused Words Writing & Language