Winthrop

American  

[win-thruhp] / ˈwɪn θrəp /

noun

1. John, 1588–1649, English colonist in America: 1st governor of the Massachusetts Bay colony 1629–33, 1637–40, 1642–44, 1646–49.

2. his son John, 1606–76, English colonist in America: colonial governor of Connecticut 1657, 1659–76.

3. John or Fitz-John 1638–1707, American soldier and statesman: colonial governor of Connecticut 1698–1707 (son of the younger John Winthrop).

4. John, 1714–79, American astronomer, mathematician, and physicist.

5. Robert Charles, 1809–94, U.S. politician: Speaker of the House 1847–49.

6. a town in E Massachusetts, near Boston.

7. a male given name.

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Winthrop British  

/ ˈwɪnˌθrɒp /

noun

1. John. 1588–1649, English lawyer and colonist, first governor of the Massachusetts Bay colony: the leading figure among the Puritan settlers of New England

2. his son, John. 1606–76, English lawyer and colonist; a founder of Agawan (now Ipswich), Massachusetts; governor of Connecticut

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Winthrop

Gen. Fitz-John Winthrop of Connecticut led an overland attack, while a Boston fleet was commanded by William Phips.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 17, 2026

Winthrop Rodgers, from the international affairs think tank Chatham House, said it would take "a major democratic transition by Turkey" to accommodate demands from Kurdish political parties.

From BBC ● May 12, 2025

Chapin — with lawyer and future colonial governor John Winthrop, savvy business entrepreneur William Pynchon and other British-born Puritans — left England in the 1620s as part of the Great Migration.

From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 6, 2025

Woodard was also the head coach at Winthrop for three-plus seasons from 2017-20.

From Seattle Times ● Feb. 28, 2024

I waited for her to ask why, so I could explain what Miss Winthrop had said about Peter and tell her why I had joined the WEC.

From "The Lions of Little Rock" by Kristin Levine