Definition of Dr. Johnson

1. Noun. English writer and lexicographer (1709-1784).

Exact synonyms: Johnson, Samuel Johnson
Generic synonyms: Lexicographer, Lexicologist, Author, Writer

Lexicographical Neighbors of Dr. Johnson

Downey cell
Downing
Downing Street
Downs' analysis
Dowson
Doxbridge
Doyere's eminence
Doyle's operation
Doylean
Doyne's honeycomb choroidopathy
Dr
Dr.
Dr.DES.
Dr. J
Dr. Johnson (current term)
Dr. Seuss
Dr Jekyll
Draba verna
Drabkin's reagent
Dracaena draco
Dracaenaceae
Dracenaceae
Draco
Dracocephalum
Dracocephalum parviflorum
Draconist
Draconists
Dracula
Dracunculidae

Literary usage of Dr. Johnson

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The Life of Samuel Johnson by James Boswell (1907)
"Being entered, Mr. Barnard stepped forward hastily to Dr. Johnson, ... I * Dr. Johnson had the honour of contributing his assistance towards the formation ..."

2. The Bibliographer's Manual of English Literature: Containing an Account of by William Thomas Lowndes (1834)
"A Conversation between K. George III. and Dr. Johnson, illustrated with ... By Dr. Johnson and others : together with the choice Sentences of Publius Syrus. ..."

3. The Gentleman's Magazine (1840)
"Dr. and Mrs. Kennicott and Miss More, Dr. Johnson, Mr. Henderson, Mr. Davis of Baliol, ... We dined yesterday for the last time in company with Dr. Johnson. ..."

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