Library / English Dictionary

JOHN DOE

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 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

An unknown or fictitious man who is a party to legal proceedings

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Hypernyms ("John Doe" is a kind of...):

party (a person involved in legal proceedings)

Domain category:

jurisprudence; law (the collection of rules imposed by authority)

Sense 2

Meaning:

A hypothetical average man

Synonyms:

Joe Bloggs; Joe Blow; John Doe; man in the street

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Hypernyms ("John Doe" is a kind of...):

common man; common person; commoner (a person who holds no title)

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