john brown

1. 1.

   abolitionist who was hanged after leading an unsuccessful raid at Harper's Ferry, Virginia (1800-1859)

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Questions about john brown

What does john brown mean?

john brown means "abolitionist who was hanged after leading an unsuccessful raid at Harper's Ferry, Virginia (1800-1859)".

What is another word for john brown?

Close synonyms include Brown. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is john brown a common word?

john brown is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.