Jones

/dʒoʊnz/

Other forms: Joneses

Definitions of Jones

1. noun

   American naval commander in the American Revolution (1747-1792)
   synonyms: John Paul Jones

   example of:

   naval commander

   naval officer in command of a fleet of warships
2. noun

   one of the first great English architects and a theater designer (1573-1652)
   synonyms: Inigo Jones

   example of:

   architect, designer

   someone who creates plans to be used in making something (such as buildings)
3. noun

   United States golfer (1902-1971)
   synonyms: Bobby Jones, Robert Tyre Jones

   example of:

   golf player, golfer, linksman

   someone who plays the game of golf
4. noun

   United States labor leader (born in Ireland) who helped to found the Industrial Workers of the World (1830-1930)
   synonyms: Mary Harris Jones, Mother Jones

   example of:

   labor leader

   a leader of a labor movement
5. noun

   United States railroad engineer who died trying to stop his train from crashing into another train; a friend wrote a famous ballad describing the incident (1864-1900)
   synonyms: Casey Jones, John Luther Jones

   example of:

   engine driver, engineer, locomotive engineer, railroad engineer

   the operator of a railway locomotive
6. noun

   English phonetician (1881-1967)
   synonyms: Daniel Jones

   example of:

   phonetician

   a specialist in phonetics