john thomas scopes

Noun
  1. 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) (synset 111308518)
    is an instance of: school teacher, schoolteacher - a teacher in a school below the college level
    same as: john scopes, scopes

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