john brown john broadus watson • john bull · · · Info · Definitions · Characters · · john brown · · Text Common · · Latin · · Scripts 10 · · Length 2 · · Syllables Definitions · · · (noun) abolitionist who was hanged after leading an unsuccessful raid at Harper's Ferry, Virginia (1800-1859). Synonyms: Brown, John Brown. · · Noun Definition 1 Characters · · space U+0020 b latin small letter b U+0062 h latin small letter h U+0068 j latin small letter j U+006A n latin small letter n U+006E o latin small letter o U+006F r latin small letter r U+0072 w latin small letter w U+0077