Jefferson

/ˈd͡ʒɛfɚsən/ name, noun, slang

name, noun, slang ·Common ·High school level

Meaning at a glance

  • Primary sense: A two-dollar bill.
  • Grammar: jefferson is listed as name, noun, slang.
  • Nearest alternatives: family name, first name, forename, last name.
  • Useful contrasts: family name, first name, given name.
  • Usage evidence: And when the first Muslim-American was recently elected to Congress, he took the oath to defend our Constitution using the same Holy Koran that one of our Founding Fathers – Thomas Jefferson – kept in his personal library.

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A two-dollar bill. US, slang

    ""Gambling's not my form of masochism," said Carl. "Huh?" "So how much?" "The wad's mostly ones. Some Jeffersons. Two or three Abes.""

Proper Noun
  1. 1
    An English surname originating as a patronymic; (US politics) used specifically of Thomas Jefferson (1743–1826), the third president of the United States, principal author of the US Declaration of Independence (1776), and one of the most influential founders of the United States. countable

    "Clearly quite a number of past chief executives would have been TV washouts. Jefferson, for example, is acknowledged to have been a terrible public speaker, Madison an unimpressive little man in voice and appearance."

  2. 2
    A male given name transferred from the surname. countable
  3. 3
    A place in the United States:; An unincorporated community in Marengo County, Alabama. countable, uncountable
  4. 4
    A place in the United States:; An unincorporated community in Jefferson County, Arkansas. countable, uncountable
  5. 5
    A place in the United States:; An unincorporated community in Park County, Colorado. countable, uncountable
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  1. 6
    A place in the United States:; A city, the county seat of Jackson County, Georgia. countable, uncountable
  2. 7
    A place in the United States:; An unincorporated community in Washington Township, Clinton County, Indiana. countable, uncountable
  3. 8
    A place in the United States:; A city, the county seat of Greene County, Iowa. countable, uncountable
  4. 9
    A place in the United States:; An unincorporated community in Montgomery County, Kansas. countable, uncountable
  5. 10
    A place in the United States:; A census-designated place in Jefferson Parish, Louisiana. countable, uncountable
  6. 11
    A place in the United States:; A town in Lincoln County, Maine. countable, uncountable
  7. 12
    A place in the United States:; A census-designated place in Frederick County, Maryland. countable, uncountable
  8. 13
    A place in the United States:; A village in Holden, Worcester County, Massachusetts. countable, uncountable
  9. 14
    A place in the United States:; An unincorporated community in Jefferson Township, Houston County, Minnesota. countable, uncountable
  10. 15
    A place in the United States:; A town in Coos County, New Hampshire. countable, uncountable
  11. 16
    A place in the United States:; A town and census-designated place therein, in Schoharie County, New York. countable, uncountable
  12. 17
    A place in the United States:; A town, the county seat of Ashe County, North Carolina. countable, uncountable
  13. 18
    A place in the United States:; A village, the county seat of Ashtabula County, Ohio. countable, uncountable
  14. 19
    A place in the United States:; A small town in Grant County, Oklahoma. countable, uncountable
  15. 20
    A place in the United States:; A city in Marion County, Oregon. countable, uncountable
  16. 21
    A place in the United States:; A borough in Greene County, Pennsylvania. countable, uncountable
  17. 22
    A place in the United States:; A borough in York County, Pennsylvania. countable, uncountable
  18. 23
    A place in the United States:; A town in Chesterfield County, South Carolina. countable, uncountable
  19. 24
    A place in the United States:; A minor city in Union County, South Dakota. countable, uncountable
  20. 25
    A place in the United States:; A city, the county seat of Marion County, Texas. countable, uncountable
  21. 26
    A place in the United States:; A census-designated place in Kanawha County, West Virginia. countable, uncountable
  22. 27
    A place in the United States:; A town in Green County, Wisconsin. countable, uncountable
  23. 28
    A place in the United States:; A city, the county seat of Jefferson County, Wisconsin. countable, uncountable
  24. 29
    A place in the United States:; A town in Jefferson County, Wisconsin, the city is partially within it. countable, uncountable
  25. 30
    A place in the United States:; A town in Monroe County, Wisconsin. countable, uncountable
  26. 31
    A place in the United States:; A town in Vernon County, Wisconsin. countable, uncountable
  27. 32
    A place in the United States:; A number of townships in the United States, listed under Jefferson Township. countable, uncountable
  28. 33
    A place in the United States:; Ellipsis of Jefferson Parish. abbreviation, alt-of, countable, ellipsis, uncountable
  29. 34
    A place in the United States:; Ellipsis of Jefferson County. abbreviation, alt-of, countable, ellipsis, uncountable
  30. 35
    A place in the United States:; Ellipsis of Jefferson City. abbreviation, alt-of, countable, ellipsis, uncountable
  31. 36
    A community in Cardston County, Alberta, Canada. countable, uncountable

Synonyms

All synonyms
family namefirst nameforenamelast nameplace namesurname

Antonyms

family namefirst namegiven namehuman name

Example

"And when the first Muslim-American was recently elected to Congress, he took the oath to defend our Constitution using the same Holy Koran that one of our Founding Fathers – Thomas Jefferson – kept in his personal library."

Common questions

What does "jefferson" mean?

A two-dollar bill.

What is a synonym for "jefferson"?

Common synonyms include: family name, first name, forename, last name, place name, surname.

How do you use "jefferson" in a sentence?

And when the first Muslim-American was recently elected to Congress, he took the oath to defend our Constitution using the same Holy Koran that one of our Founding Fathers – Thomas Jefferson – kept in his personal library.

How do you pronounce "jefferson"?

Pronounced /ˈd͡ʒɛfɚsən/.

Etymology

From Jeffrey + -son. The placenames in the United States are named for Thomas Jefferson.

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