Synonyms for
john
A prostitute's client.
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All Definitions for John

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1A prostitute's client.
2A device or place to urinate and defecate: now usually a toilet or lavatory, but also (dated) a chamber pot or outhouse.
3A Western man traveling in East Asia.
4A male mule.
5A male given name originating from the Bible [in turn from Hebrew]
6Ery popular since the Middle Ages.
7Used generically for a man whose actual name may not be known.
8Persons of the Christian Bible: John the Baptist
9And names possibly referring to one, two or three persons, frequently called "Saint": John the Apostle, John the Evangelist and John of Patmos (also called John the Divine or John the Theologian).
10The Gospel of St John, a book of the New Testament of the Bible. Traditionally the fourth of the four gospels.
11One of the books in the New Testament of the Bible, the epistles of John (1 John, 2 John and 3 John).
12Used frequently to form an idea personified, as in John Bull, John Barleycorn (see derivations below).
13A surname originating as a patronymic.
14A new recruit at Royal Military Academy Sandhurst.
15An excuse, chiefly made by a losing player for their poor performance.
16Alternative letter-case form of john (“a toilet, lavatory, outhouse, chamber pot”). [(slang, US) A prostitute's client.]

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