little john

1. 1.

   legendary follower of Robin Hood; noted for his size and strength

   Broaderfictional character

Questions about little john

What does little john mean?

little john means "legendary follower of Robin Hood; noted for his size and strength".

Is little john a common word?

little john 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.