John Hancock

Speech parts

1. John Hancock - Noun

2. John Hancock - Verb

Meaning

a person's own signature

American revolutionary patriot who was president of the Continental Congress; was the first signer of the Declaration of Independence (1737-1793)

Source: WordNet

Synonyms

autograph hand signature Hancock John Henry moniker person's signature handwritten signature

Hypernyms

signature

Examples

According to historian Charles Akers, "The chief victim of Massachusetts historiography has been John Hancock, the most gifted and popular politician in the Bay State's long history. Source: Internet

Billias, pp. 207–08, 213 United States House of Representatives Anti-Federalist forces nominated Gerry for governor in 1788, but he was predictably defeated by the popular incumbent John Hancock. Source: Internet

Also referred to as the Berkeley Building, the Old John Hancock Building stands proudly as the 19th-tallest building in Boston. Source: Internet

Hazelton, Declaration History, 209. Hancock's large, flamboyant signature became iconic, and John Hancock emerged in the United States as an informal synonym for "signature". Source: Internet

He ends up thinking that John Hancock is his name. Source: Internet

In an August 1788 letter, U.S. Minister to France Thomas Jefferson wrote that he considered John Adams and John Hancock, both prominent citizens from Massachusetts, to be the top contenders. Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

John Greenleaf Whittier John Griffith Chaney John Haldane John Hanning Speke John Harvard John Hasbrouck Van Vleck