Winthrop
Americannoun
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John, 1588–1649, English colonist in America: 1st governor of the Massachusetts Bay colony 1629–33, 1637–40, 1642–44, 1646–49.
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his son John, 1606–76, English colonist in America: colonial governor of Connecticut 1657, 1659–76.
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John or Fitz-John 1638–1707, American soldier and statesman: colonial governor of Connecticut 1698–1707 (son of the younger John Winthrop).
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John, 1714–79, American astronomer, mathematician, and physicist.
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Robert Charles, 1809–94, U.S. politician: Speaker of the House 1847–49.
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a town in E Massachusetts, near Boston.
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a male given name.
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John. 1588–1649, English lawyer and colonist, first governor of the Massachusetts Bay colony: the leading figure among the Puritan settlers of New England
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his son, John. 1606–76, English lawyer and colonist; a founder of Agawan (now Ipswich), Massachusetts; governor of Connecticut
Example Sentences
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To get around this awkwardness, Winthrop et al. propagated the notion—formalized in the colony’s 1629 seal—that the Native Americans needed the new settlers for their own good.
From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 7, 2025
Max Winthrop, a member of the Law Society's Employment Law Committee, said: "I'd normally expect the spinal point on the higher grading to be maintained when a lower graded post was offered."
From BBC • Apr. 17, 2025
Scott Huffmon, a political science professor at Winthrop University in Rock Hill, S.C., noted the frequency of visits by Democrats and their surrogates, including Second Gentleman Doug Emhoff, who visited his home county on Friday.
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 3, 2024
In the documentary, Waseem participated in a mass chili-eating competition against students at Winthrop University and emerged victorious.
From Salon • Jan. 27, 2024
“I had Miss Winthrop check our files. Of the police officers who live in our district, twenty-three signed CROSS’S petition. Only six signed STOP’S. But if we all went to talk to the Daltons together...”
From "The Lions of Little Rock" by Kristin Levine
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