john Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun a room or building equipped with one or more toilets
    toilet; bathroom; privy; lavatory; can; lav.
  2. noun youngest son of Henry II; King of England from 1199 to 1216; succeeded to the throne on the death of his brother Richard I; lost his French possessions; in 1215 John was compelled by the barons to sign the Magna Carta (1167-1216)
    King John; John Lackland.
  3. noun (New Testament) disciple of Jesus; traditionally said to be the author of the 4th Gospel and three epistles and the book of Revelation
    John the Divine; St. John; St. John the Apostle; John the Evangelist; Saint John; Saint John the Apostle.
  4. noun a prostitute's customer
    whoremonger; trick; whoremaster.
  5. noun the last of the four Gospels in the New Testament
    Gospel According to John.

WordNet


John noun
Etymology
See Johannes.
Definitions
  1. A proper name of a man.

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