Definition of Johnson

1. Noun. English writer and lexicographer (1709-1784).

Exact synonyms: Dr. Johnson, Samuel Johnson
Generic synonyms: Lexicographer, Lexicologist, Author, Writer

2. Noun. 36th President of the United States; was elected vice president and succeeded Kennedy when Kennedy was assassinated (1908-1973).

3. Noun. 17th President of the United States; was elected vice president and succeeded Lincoln when Lincoln was assassinated; was impeached but acquitted by one vote (1808-1875).

Definition of Johnson

1. Proper noun. (surname common from=given names) The second most common surname in the U.S. ¹

2. Proper noun. (surnames male given name) transferred from the surname. ¹

3. Proper noun. Any of several place names in the United States founded by people with the surname. ¹

4. Proper noun. (slang) the penis ¹

5. Noun. (slang) the penis ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Lexicographical Neighbors of Johnson

Johnny-come-latelies
Johnny-come-lately
Johnny-jump-up
Johnny-jump-ups
Johnny-one-note
Johnny Appleseed
Johnny Canuck
Johnny Foreigner
Johnny Moss
Johnny Reb
Johnny onions
Johnnys
Johns
Johns Hopkins
Johnson's method
Johnson City
Johnson solid
Johnsonese
Johnsonian
Johnsonianism
Johnsonianisms
Johnston
Johnston's organ
Johnstone
Johor
Johor Bahru

Literary usage of Johnson

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Readers' Guide to Periodical Literature by H.W. Wilson Company (1916)
"Cath World 102:635-41 F '16 Poetical works of Lionel johnson. Review. ... Liv Age 290:194 Jl 22 '16 johnson, Main East in the west. ..."

2. Readers' Guide to Periodical Literature by Anna Lorraine Guthrie, Marion A. Knight, H.W. Wilson Company, Estella E. Painter (1920)
"Drama no 31:414- 16 Ag 'IS johnson, Sir John Miss Val Hist R 3:318-46 D '16 ... Hankers M 94:448 Ар '17 johnson, Alice Neville Vowe Infant mortality and the ..."

3. Publishers Weekly by Publishers' Board of Trade (U.S.), Book Trade Association of Philadelphia, American Book Trade Union, Am. Book Trade Association, R.R. Bowker Company (1912)
"Doubleday, P. johnson, Clifton. New England and its neighborhood, il. ... Doubleday, P. johnson, Mrs. Constance. When mother lets us travel in France, il. ..."

4. Dictionary of National Biography by LESLIE. STEPHEN (1892)
"In 1709-10 johnson founded at Spalding the literary society called ' The Gentlemen's Society, of which he acted as secretary for thirty-five years, ..."

5. Chemical Abstracts by American Chemical Society (1915)
"johnson. Elimination of algae from Dublin reservoirs and filters, 1955; ... johnson, CM Elec. muffle furnace for detn of С and О in steel and W powder, 754; ..."

6. Report (1905)
"On Juglans regia and Carya alba, March 31, 1893, johnson, fide Ellis. ... On Corylus Americana, March 24 and May 17, 1893, johnson, fide Ellis. ..."

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