Locke

American  

[lok] / lɒk /

noun

1. Alain LeRoy 1886–1954, U.S. educator and author.

2. David Ross Petroleum V. Nasby, 1833–88, U.S. humorist and journalist.

3. John, 1632–1704, English philosopher.

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Locke British  

/ lɒk /

noun

1. John. 1632–1704, English philosopher, who discussed the concept of empiricism in his Essay Concerning Human Understanding (1690). He influenced political thought, esp in France and America, with his Two Treatises on Government (1690), in which he sanctioned the right to revolt

2. Matthew. ?1630–77, English composer, esp of works for the stage

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Example Sentences

Norm Eisen: People don’t want to hear about Locke and Burke and John Rawls.

From Slate • Apr. 20, 2026

Gov. Gary Locke in 2002 introduced the “Priorities of Government” strategy of ranking programs based on public value and essential government functions.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 27, 2026

Law firm Troutman Pepper Locke explains the marketing rule for investors like you.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 24, 2026

Nicky Hilton Rothschild, Joe Locke, Gugu Mbatha-Raw and Lily Collins were all sat front row to see his latest collection.

From BBC • Feb. 20, 2026

One reason Locke avoids using the word ‘evidence’ as far as he can is that the word in English has multiple meanings.

From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton