Mother Jones

/ˌmʌðər dʒoʊnz/
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Definitions of Mother Jones
  1. noun
    United States labor leader (born in Ireland) who helped to found the Industrial Workers of the World (1830-1930)
    synonyms: Jones, Mary Harris Jones
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    labor leader
    a leader of a labor movement
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