john meaning and definition

JOHN noun

Definition of john (noun)

1. a room or building equipped with one or more toilets
   • synonyms: bathroom, can, lav, lavatory, privy, toilet
2. youngest son of Henry II; King of England from 1199 to 1216; succeeded to the throne on the death of his brother Richard I; lost his French possessions; in 1215 John was compelled by the barons to sign the Magna Carta (1167-1216)
   • synonyms: John Lackland, King John
3. (New Testament) disciple of Jesus; traditionally said to be the author of the 4th Gospel and three epistles and the book of Revelation
   • synonyms: John the Divine, John the Evangelist, Saint John, Saint John the Apostle, St. John, St. John the Apostle
4. a prostitute's customer
   • synonyms: trick, whoremaster, whoremonger
5. the last of the four Gospels in the New Testament
   • synonyms: Gospel According to John