'John Doe' definitions:
Definition of 'John Doe'
From: WordNet
noun
noun
An unknown or fictitious man who is a party to legal proceedings
Definition of 'John Doe'
From: GCIDE
- John \John\ (j[o^]n), n. [See Johannes.] A proper name of a man. [1913 Webster]
- John-apple, a sort of apple ripe about St. John's Day. Same as Apple-john.
- John Bull, an ideal personification of the typical characteristics of an Englishman, or of the English people.
- John Bullism, English character. --W. Irving.
- John Doe (Law), the name formerly given to the fictitious plaintiff in an action of ejectment. --Mozley & W.
- John Doree, John Dory. [John (or F. jaune yellow) + Doree, Dory.] (Zool.) An oval, compressed, European food fish (Zeus faber). Its color is yellow and olive, with golden, silvery, and blue reflections. It has a round dark spot on each side. Called also dory, doree, and {St. Peter's fish}. [1913 Webster]
Synonyms of 'John Doe'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- alias,
- anonym,
- assumed name,
- body politic,
- citizenry,
- common man,
- commonwealth,
- community,
- community at large,
- estate,
- everybody,
- Everyman,
- everyman,
- everyone,
- everywoman,
- false name,
- fictitious name,
- folk,
- folks,
- general public,
- gentry,
- Jane Doe,
- men,
- nation,
- nationality,
- nom de guerre,
- nom de plume,
- nom de theatre,
- pen name,
- people,
- people in general,
- persons,
- polity,
- populace,
- population,
- professional name,
- pseudonym,
- Public,
- public,
- Richard Roe,
- society,
- stage name,
- state,
- world,
- you and me