English noun: John Thomas Scopes | |||
1. | John Thomas Scopes (person) Tennessee highschool teacher who violated a state law by teaching evolution; in a highly publicized trial in 1925 he was prosecuted by William Jennings Bryan and defended by Clarence Darrow (1900-1970) | ||
Synonyms | John Scopes, Scopes | ||
Instance hypernym | school teacher, schoolteacher | ||