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The definition of a john is a toilet, the customer of a prostitute, or the name of a man or boy.

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An example of a john is what we sit on to use the bathroom.
An example of a john is a man who pays for sex.
An example of a John is John Adams, the second president of the U.S.

See john in Webster's New World College Dictionary

noun

a toilet
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1. any man, esp. one who is an easy mark
2. a customer of a prostitute

noun

a masculine name: dim. Jack, Johnnie, Johnny; equiv. Fr. Jean, Ger. Hans, Johann, Johannes, Ir. Sean, Shane, Shawn, It. Giovanni, Pol. Jan, Russ. Ivan, Scot. Iain, Ian, Jock, Sp. Juan, Welsh Evan; fem. Jane, Jean, Jeanne, Joan, Joanna, Joanne, Johanna
Bible
1. one of the twelve Apostles and one of the four Evangelists, to whom is ascribed the fourth Gospel, the three Letters of John, and the Book of Revelation: his day is Dec. 27
  also Saint John the Divine
2. the fourth book of the New Testament: abbrev. Jn
3. any of the three Letters of John
Bible John the Baptist

Origin: ME Jon < OFr Johan, Jehan, Jan < ML Johannes < LL(Ec) Joannes < Gr(Ec) Iōannes < Heb yōhānān, contr. < yehōhānān, lit., Yahweh is gracious

(called John Lackland) 1167?-1216; king of England (1199-1216): forced by his barons to sign the Magna Carta: son of Henry II
(born John Sobieski) 1624-96; king of Poland (1674-96)
(born Angelo Giuseppe Roncalli) 1881-1963; pope (1958-63)
John, Augustus (Edwin) 1879-1961; Eng. painter

See john in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun
Slang

A toilet.
A man who is a prostitute's customer.

Origin:

Origin: From the name John

King of England (1199-1216). The youngest son of Henry II, he schemed against his father and his brother Richard I. During his reign, the English lost most of their possessions in France. The nobility rose against John and forced him to sign the Magna Carta (June 15, 1215).

noun Abbr. Jn

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Origin:

Origin: Middle English

Origin: , from Old French Jehan

Origin: , from Late Latin Ioannes, Iohannes

Origin: , from Greek Iōannēs

Origin: , from Hebrew yôḥānān, Yahweh has been gracious

Origin: : yô, Yahweh; see hwy in Semitic roots

Origin: + ḥānan, he has been gracious; see ḥnn in Semitic roots

, Saint. Known as “the Evangelist” or “the Divine.” fl. first century A.D.

One of the 12 Apostles and the brother of James the Great. He is traditionally considered the author of the fourth Gospel, three epistles, and the Book of Revelation.

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