Jefferson

American  

[jef-er-suhn] / ˈdʒɛf ər sən /

noun

1. Joseph, 1829–1905, U.S. actor.

2. Thomas, 1743–1826, U.S. statesman, diplomat, architect, and author: 3rd president of the U.S. 1801–09.

3. a river in southwestern Montana, flowing generally northeast to join the Madison and Gallatin rivers to form the Missouri River. 225 miles (362 km) long.

4. Mount Jefferson, a mountain in northwestern Oregon, in the Cascade Range. 10,497 feet (3,199 meters).

5. Mount Jefferson, a mountain in northern New Hampshire, in the Presidential Range of the White Mountains. 5,715 feet (1,742 meters).

6. a male given name.

---

Jefferson British  

/ ˈdʒɛfəsən /

noun

1. Thomas. 1743–1826, US statesman: secretary of state (1790–93); third president (1801–09). He was the chief drafter of the Declaration of Independence (1776), the chief opponent of the centralizing policies of the Federalists under Hamilton, and effected the Louisiana Purchase (1803)

---

Other Word Forms

• Jeffersonian
  adjective

---

Example Sentences

See Examples For:

Jefferson

Three years later, President Washington appointed Gouverneur Morris to succeed Thomas Jefferson as minister to France.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 30, 2026

If Thomas Jefferson proclaimed landed democracy, Herbert Hoover, the evangelist of zoning codes, was the prophet of the ownership society.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 30, 2026

“I wish my nephew the best,” Jefferson said of Jaden.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 28, 2026

She made her case to the Jefferson County audience of mostly older, White voters in a city with a 43 percent Black population and a county that Trump won by 19 points in 2024.

From Salon ● Oct. 21, 2026

From the heights of Monticello, Jefferson watched the British troops through his spyglass, or hand telescope.

From "In the Shadow of Liberty" by Kenneth C. Davis

Random Word

Spin the wheel and learn a new word!

---