Witherspoon

Other forms: Witherspoons

Definitions of Witherspoon
  1. noun
    American Revolutionary leader and educator (born in Scotland) who signed of the Declaration of Independence and was president of the college that became Princeton University (1723-1794)
    synonyms: John Witherspoon
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    American Revolutionary leader
    a nationalist leader in the American Revolution and in the creation of the United States
    educator, pedagog, pedagogue
    someone who educates young people
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