johnny appleseed

1. 1.

   United States pioneer who planted apple trees as he traveled (1774-1845)

   SynonymsChapmanJohn Chapman

   Broaderpioneer

Questions about johnny appleseed

What does johnny appleseed mean?

johnny appleseed means "United States pioneer who planted apple trees as he traveled (1774-1845)".

What is another word for johnny appleseed?

Close synonyms include Chapman, John Chapman. 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 johnny appleseed a common word?

johnny appleseed 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.