john wayne

1. 1.

   United States film actor who played tough heroes (1907-1979)

   SynonymsWayneDuke Wayne

   Broaderactor

Questions about john wayne

What does john wayne mean?

john wayne means "United States film actor who played tough heroes (1907-1979)".

What is another word for john wayne?

Close synonyms include Wayne, Duke Wayne. 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 wayne a common word?

john wayne 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.