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john

/ˈd͡ʒɑn/noun1 syllable

John means: (New Testament) disciple of Jesus; traditionally said to be the author of the 4th Gospel and three epistles and the book of Revelation.

Synonyms for john34

noun, as in (New Testament) disciple of Jesus; traditionally said to be the author of the 4th Gospel and three epistles and the book of Revelation

Saint John, St. John, Saint John the Apostle, St. John the Apostle, John the Evangelist, John the Divine

noun, as in a room or building equipped with one or more toilets

toilet, lavatory, lav, can, privy, bathroom

noun, as in a prostitute's customer

whoremaster, whoremonger, trick

noun, as in 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

noun, as in the last of the four Gospels in the New Testament

Gospel of John, Gospel According to John

also used for john

all-nighter, curb crawler, fare, gonk, jane, jockey, kerb crawler, monger, chamber, chamber pot, chemical toilet, commode, Cousin John, crapper, gazunder

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What does john mean?5

noun

1

(New Testament) disciple of Jesus; traditionally said to be the author of the 4th Gospel and three epistles and the book of Revelation

2

a room or building equipped with one or more toilets

3

a prostitute's customer

4

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)

5

the last of the four Gospels in the New Testament

Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

What rhymes with john?24

three syllables

kazakhstanwhereupon

four syllables

azerbaijan
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All 24 rhymes for john, grouped by syllable

John in a sentence

  • John is not my brother, but my cousin.CN
  • John is brave in appearance, but is in reality a coward.CP
  • John is the taller of the two, and the tallest of them all.Uyezjen
  • John, a friend of mine, told me so.sundown
  • John was trained in information systems, but he doesn't work with computers.GPHemsley
  • John stayed at home, as he was told.MarlonX19
  • John has a child, that is, a daughter.mervert1
  • John left the company, starting up his own.sundown

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Forms of john

as a noun

plural
johns