JOHN BROWN

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• JOHN BROWN (noun)
  The noun JOHN BROWN has 1 sense:

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

  Familiarity information: JOHN BROWN used as a noun is very rare.

• JOHN BROWN (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

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

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Synonyms:

Brown; John Brown

Instance hypernyms:

abolitionist; emancipationist (a reformer who favors abolishing slavery)